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Not me. The only reason the economy was so great is because we had nearly zero competition. Due to the war. Women and minorities were second class citizens. And I'd probably be in a wheel chair in some institution because the medicine that keeps my joints working hadn't been invented
No thanks, I'll stay in 2012.
Besides the clear political slant I think there is a lot of interesting information in there. I always ask people, and can never find a good answer, but somewhere along the line our society went from a need to a want society and it has lead to the downfall of our country (in regards to economic stability). While politicians may have exacerbated the situation, I do not know if they were the cause or are truly the ones to blame.
The 1950 wasn't really a "consumption" society... these days, kids are walking around with mp3, iphones, and whatnot and adults with multiple cars and tvs... salary means nothing if you don't everything into perspective... you wonder what it will look like in another 60 or so years...
Ah yes, Elvis Presley, white picket fences, segregation, the Cold War, the unchallenged authority of the christian religion, Godzilla, backyard nuclear bomb shelters, censorship of books, the Dodgers and Giants still in New York City, Captain Kangaroo...
Here shows closer to 3500, and my original number was incorrectly from 1959. So I stand corrected. Still, with 941% inflation Inflation Rate Calculator- from InflationData.com shows wages have gone down more when inflation should have them higher.
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