Posted by Hal/Eastern WA on April 24, 2012 at 18:47:38 from (67.5.113.62):
In Reply to: Re: O/T Pet Vets posted by rrlund on April 24, 2012 at 17:38:25:
There has been a LOT of inflation during my 61 years. And so we MUST remember that the dollar of 2012 is not the same as the dollar of 1960, 0r 1970, or 1980, or 1990, or 2000, or even 2010. Everything costs a much larger amount of dollars to buy now that the same thing did in the past. A friend of mine estimated that the buying power of today"s dollar is about the same buying power that a dime had in 1970, when we were in college together.
The past few years, the government has claimed that there was little or no inflation, but they sure can"t make me believe it every time I go to the grocery store or gas station.
The trick is finding out some way to make your income keep up with inflation, so your real buying power does not become a whole lot less. I wish I knew how to do that.
When I was a kid, we had the Vet come out to our ranch to look at a cow a couple of times, and I didn"t ever hear how much it cost. But my Dad always said we couldn"t call the Vet very often, because it cost way too much. I remember that once a couple of month old calf suddenly died, and Dad and I did an "autopsy" on the calf ourselves to try to see what happened, rather than calling the Vet. It turned out that the calf got an intestinal blockage from some plastic wrap it apparently ate. It was an interesting, but not pleasant job to cut open that calf, but Dad didn"t think it would be worth it to have a Vet bill on top of losing the calf.
In 1970, a fairly expensive new car cost $5000. Today I don"t think there are almost ANY new cars for less than about $15,000, and a fairly expensive car might be $50,000.
Vet school is hard to get accepted into and it is expensive to get that education and expertise. Just like everyone else, that Vet has been affected by inflation. They have to make a living and probably also have to pay several other support employees to stay in business.
So do I flinch when my old dog"s yearly checkup, in the Vets office, which takes no more than about 10 minutes, costs $100? Nope, I love that dog, and I want her to do the best possible and live as long as she comfortably can. Would I like to pay less? Sure, but I will pay the going rate if I have to. Almost anything costs more now than it used to.
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