https://archive.freecapitalists.org:443/forums/5.aspxenCommunityServer 2008.5 SP2 (Build: 40407.4157)https://archive.freecapitalists.org:443/forums/thread/349005.aspxTue, 20 Jul 2010 16:44:29 GMT944abf2b-d1be-4bf2-990d-438cb0e377e9:349005Sieben0https://archive.freecapitalists.org:443/forums/thread/349005.aspxhttps://archive.freecapitalists.org:443/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=5&PostID=349005<p> rate of sickness</p> <p> number of books accessible, music etc</p> <p> time it takes to correspond with someone (internet vs courrior)</p> <p> electricity consumption</p> <p> temperature control (air conditioner, heater)</p> <p> btw i think u shuld take the log of the ratio so you can display ratios &lt; 1 as negative bars as opposed to just really small ones. This is assuming you&#39;d put things that the kings had better than us on the graph. Would at least make it appear more fair and balanced.</p> <p> Number of people you can kill without impunity, frequency of dealing with the pope, number of concubines etc.</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://archive.freecapitalists.org:443/forums/thread/349001.aspxTue, 20 Jul 2010 16:29:19 GMT944abf2b-d1be-4bf2-990d-438cb0e377e9:349001Jeremiah Dyke0https://archive.freecapitalists.org:443/forums/thread/349001.aspxhttps://archive.freecapitalists.org:443/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=5&PostID=349001<p> You will have to excuse me drifting to and from topics. I have never had much attention to details. Anyway, think of this phrase, &#39;the poor today live like kings of yesterday&#39;</p> <p> Let&rsquo;s prove it and assign a label.</p> <p> What if you build a king/peasant index in which a peasant is named by a number? For a completely arbitrary example, the poor in the U.S. could be level 400 peasants, meaning they lived like kings of 400 years ago.</p> <p> The levels would need to be calculated by the ratios of a few variables</p> <p> F(leisure time, calories consumption, average square feet of shelter...etc.)</p> <p> Any suggestions?</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>