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• check out the tuition at some elite colleges 
• you may also want to read about Virginia Foxx's comments on paying for tuition
• is gold really a good investment? here are some historical prices to compare 
• just as an FYI, gold was at an all time high in 1980, when a troy ounce cost $615
• some other values include: 1977 = $147.84, 1978 = $193.40; 1979 = $306. 
• (the current price of gold as of 9/23/13 was $1328.00); if you bought gold in 1980, would it be worth it?
• how about the minimum wage?