[Alberta's Child]

You tell me how you would define the term "standard of living," and I'll go about doing the research. Deal?

[ninenot]

Nope.

YOU make the argument that the US SOL was lower than Europe's before 1950 and lower than Japan's after 1970--so YOU have to define SOL.

Most of us take the term as an economic indicator--you know, toilets/person, running water inside, heat, light, telephone, paved roads, availability of foodstuffs.

Regular old SOL.