We ignore the most obvious sign that life is abundant in the universe.

This was all going to happen anyway. Increasing the wage is a natural response to higher cost of living. It's a long time in coming:
www.gizmag.com - Hamburger-making machine churns out custom burgers at industrial speeds..

www.bankrate.com - Is inflation higher than you think?...

Here and around the world, the prices of everything from cotton to coffee have risen. The Department of Agriculture forecast for food costs in 2011 calls for an increase of 3 percent to 4 percent. And, the price of fuel is up -- a lot.

Yet, the government's measure of inflation, the Consumer Price Index, barely registers an increase in the prices consumers are paying. Economists don't expect an inflation increase of more than 1.5 percent this year, "even if food goes up 3 percent and energy goes up 10 percent," says Bill Hampel, chief economist for the Credit Union National Association.

www.forbes.com - U.S. Health Care Costs Rise Faster Than Inflation...
www.forbes.com - Health Insurance Premiums Are Rising Faster Than Income...
www.bloomberg.com - College Tuition in the U.S. Again Rises Faster Than Inflation...

originally posted by: olaru12
Many think the Earth is a living entity....

www.gaiatheory.org...

And some of us know it!!!