Please pay close attention because we’re going to be discussing numbers, and I happen to know that most of you are lousy at math. In 1933, a movie ticket cost a quarter, a hamburger was a dime, and a soda pop was a nickel. Assuming you actually had a dollar in 1933, you could go out on a date for a dollar and come home with change. In 1936, a gallon of gas cost 21 cents. A year later, my dad bought a new Plymouth sedan for less than $800. In 1946, it was the car he was still driving...