Living standards are much higher than they were in the ‘50s and ‘60s—and global markets have a lot to do with that.
We also didn’t need to buy so much stuff to be considered to have a high standard of living.....there weren’t many electronic gadgets, food wasn’t processed, it was usually made from scratch, and people didn’t eat out as much, for many in urban areas, a car wasn’t even a necessity.
Really? So that’s why some unskilled nebbish was still able to buy a home, a new car, and put a kid through college, often without his wife having to go to work? Just because we have better gadgets now than 50 years ago does NOT mean living standards are better.
Really? So that’s why some unskilled nebbish was still able to buy a home, a new car, and put a kid through college, often without his wife having to go to work? Just because we have better gadgets now than 50 years ago does NOT mean living standards are better.