.)- Inspectors like to shy away from making judgement calls on structural issues but make sure they observe the foundation if possible as well as the roof framing.

Sorry I got off track from the OP....if there was a specific point.Very good observations!

I certainly can't add any perspective, but my guess would be that GDP growth is highly correlated with social mobility and thus this is why you observe this.

Nice observation!

Interesting observation, Jawsette.

As Friedman grew older he reversed himself; in 2006 he observed, "You know, it's a mystery as to why people think Roosevelt's policies pulled us out of the Depression.

It's just my observation over many years, but you can often tell how much money someone makes by how much they complain about paying taxes.I've been surrounded by high-earners and wealthy people for much of my career, and low-earners and poorer people for much of my career, and there's a very high correlation between earning less and complaining about taxes.

Mythology (History of Mankind)Back in the early days of mankind, observation formed the basisfor day-to-day life.

Here are some observations from my point of view...

So guide him, observe him.