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How many square feet did their house measure? How many TVs did they have to have? How many portable smartphones? How many game consoles? Computers? SUVs? How many kids?
You have to remember that in that time our equivalent items would be getting a TV, a land line phone, a washing machine, dryer. That generation had their new gadgets just like we do today, so moot point there, and they had more children than people do today.
You have to remember that in that time our equivalent items would be getting a TV, a land line phone, a washing machine, dryer. That generation had their new gadgets just like we do today, so moot point there, and they had more children than people do today.
I see so we just expect a house twice the size, three or four TVs plus 180 channel sat or fiber, several phones, several game consoles, a couple computers, a couple SUVs, and we complain if we can't do it off of one income like the good ole '50s? Rubbish.
If they are making 20% more than here in the US but the cost of their goods are 20% more than that's a wash.
Just look at the price of gas over in Europe as a comparison. Gas in the UK is $10/gallon (USD converted).
You can't just look at salary.
A single tix ride on the London underground is $7.00-8.50 USD, dependent on zone.
I DK if their public transport is less subsidized than comparable transport in the U.S. or if it's a factor of the cost of living. In contrast, the cost of subsidized public transportation is $2.25 for a single ride in Chicago and $2.75 in NYC.
I see so we just expect a house twice the size, three or four TVs plus 180 channel sat or fiber, several phones, several game consoles, a couple computers, a couple SUVs, and we complain if we can't do it off of one income like the good ole '50s? Rubbish.
I guess you don't understand the economic differences between then and now. Nobody said that there were not people that live outside of their means today. As an entire group though the low and middle class earns less now when adjusted for the cost of living than in the 50's. Incomes have not kept up with the cost of living. The only group better off now are the ultra-rich and corporations. Sorry if you don't like that, just pointing out one of the biggest problems with the economy today.
that is where the organizers start. if you get the fast food workers to demand more money, and they actually get it, then it makes it easier to get more money for the next industry they decide to target.
It's not going to happen.
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