The decline has meant a $70,000 loss in his retirement account.
But exactly what the decline means, or even whether it has any lasting meaning, is a matter of debate.
And what does a decline in economic freedom mean for America?
What a decline such as has occurred may mean is hard to imagine.
Later, the decline in the music market meant that the business was sold to another company.
The decline can mean a certain amount of good news for the United States.
The dollar's decline has meant that it takes $1.85 to buy what used to cost $1.
The decline has meant a loss of $658 million a year.
"We don't yet know what the decline means to some of these collectors."
Continuing decline in the number of school age students mean the College population has reduced to a now steady 700 over recent years.