which, as it has been said, makes sense for the people with low paying jobs. "Hell, too bad you can't afford a new fuel efficient car, now we're really going to stick it to ya 'cause you can't even buy gas to get to work AHAHAHAHA!"

if you compare the price of a cd to the value of the dollar, the cd is the only thing I can think of that cost $16 in 1995 and in 2008.