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Real estate has gotten so expensive, the people I depend on are disappearing.

Any light about why is it so expensive, and getting more expensive every year?

Partly that's because things have gotten vastly more expensive - the average cost of a studio movie in 1980 was probably about $8 million.

"The cost of communications has gotten less expensive," he said.

Hedging has gotten more expensive, and those higher costs have been passed on to consumers.

This little project of yours gets more expensive each time you see me.

Now there's no water left, and gas has gotten too expensive.

You can get more powerful and expensive things, but not really new things.

College gets more expensive each year, and loans continue to make up the bulk of financial aid packages.

Just think about the list of items that have gotten much more expensive in recent years?