Can I question this a bit
2013-56=1957
In 1957 who had:
A color TV
A car with AC/Power windows/Power steering - At lest the 55 Chevy I had in High School in the 1970’s didn’t have those things
The Internet
A clothes dryer
A home computer
Microwave oven
Central HVAC in their home
Flown on an airliner
Traveled abroad for a vacation not because of a war
Survived heart surgery
Had cataracts removed
Lasik to improve eyesight
Do I need to go on?
How can you measure the standard of living today against then and not look at the materials advantages of living today versus then. Granted this does not take into account the moral and family issues but neither does the article.
Just eyeballing how people live today versus how they lived then, it appears that the standard of living has risen considerably in the time frame
I’d give up everything you listed to have my God given freedoms back.
I’m with you. We have abundant food, cheap clothing, affordable roofs over our heads, reasonably affordable transportation, infinite sources of amusement. Life is good. It would sure be nice if we didn’t have perpetual war.