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Mar. 20, 2013 / Gordon Price

Earning and Spending: Gen Y just getting started

From Urban Land on a new report: “Affluence in America: The Next Generation” “Gen Y is starting to enter the…
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Nov. 19, 2012 / Gordon Price

Bring Your Boomers: Power and Energy – Dec 11

An intergenerational forum organized by CCPA and Gen Why Media as part of the Climate Justice Project’s Youth Outreach initiative.…
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Sep. 18, 2012 / Gordon Price

Shifting Into Reverse: Back a half century

Sightline’s latest report: Shifting into Reverse – Highlights: In 2011, per capita gasoline use in Oregon and Washington fell to i’s lowest…
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Jun. 22, 2012 / Gordon Price

Don’t count on the young ‘uns to buy your house

David Frum picks up on a report that assess key demographic trends in the U.S. housing market. Significant observation: Despite…
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Apr. 12, 2012 / Gordon Price

Young people terrifying Traditional American Dream!

From Brady Bunch to Friends (or should that be New Girl): After 60 years, many commentators have announced that the American…
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Apr. 11, 2012 / Gordon Price

Another reason why we’re driving less

Speaking of Sightline (in the post below), researcher Clark Williams-Derry adds his own take with another post in the series,…
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Mar. 29, 2012 / Gordon Price

Millennials terrifying home builders!

From Slate:  … boomers and millennials are changing the definition of the American dream and, in the process, have created…
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Mar. 28, 2012 / Gordon Price

Young people terrifying auto makers!

If you’re a car company, this does not look good: The New York Times notes that less than half of potential…
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Jan. 16, 2012 / Gordon Price

The Cranky Version, continued

Just in case you missed  rocketsurgeon’s response to The Cranky Version: Thank you for writing on this.  Before the recession…
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Nov. 22, 2011 / Gordon Price

Annals of Motordom – 43

An occasional update on items from ‘Motordom‘ – the world of auto dominance. _________________________________________________________ . WHY KIDS DON’T LIKE CARS…
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Nov. 18, 2011 / Gordon Price

Housing and Crowding: A realistic alternative for Vancouver

Vancouver’s civic election should make it clear how difficult the affordable housing issue actually is. Each party has a platform,…
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Oct. 20, 2011 / Gordon Price

Intergenerational Equity and Multiple Bedrooms

They’re related, according to the Intergenerational Foundation: Social justice, intergenerational transfers, the default age for retirement, these are the sorts…
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May. 23, 2011 / Gordon Price

The Cranky Version

Back again – with lots to come on Shanghai, including some new Price Tags in the original pdf format.  Meanwhile,…

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