81. One source of budget savings is the CPI, which economists agree overstates the true cost of living. 82. Other economists agreed with that general assessment. 83. Other economists agreed that output, which could also be defined as business sales, is inferior to the earnings method. 84. Our own Depression, however, lasted for a full decade, and economists have never agreed why. 85. Other economists agreed that growth is bound to weaken in the second quarter, from April to June. 86. Other economists agreed that higher commodity prices, even if they prove only temporary, can lead to faster inflation. 87. Other economists agreed, believing the market misinterpreted the figures. 88. Other economists agreed that the drop in exports was larger than other economic reports or the gradual strengthening of the dollar had suggested. 89. Pataki contends, and many economists agree, that cuts in state income tax rates have had little effect on local property taxes. |