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Of course those cars made in the 1970s didn't need air bags, computers, catalytic converters, lightweight materials to save fuel milage, etc. (as well as little things like air conditioners, FM radios, etc.). There is a reason why the new VW Beetle isn't as cheap as the old one -- it isn't nearly as simple. I don't think most people would be willing to go back and live like they did in the 1970s (one television, no computer, no cable television, no cell phone, no CDs, one basic car, etc.).

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Other than my computer, I don't live any different than people did back then. Maybe I use CD's instead of 8 track tapes. I don't have cell phones, cable tv or most of the stuff you mention ---but partly because I like living in the black like people did more back then.

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I'm not so sure you're right ----the 70s weren't hard times ---you could buy gas for $0.30 a gallon, a new car for $3000-6000, an apartment for $150 a month, owning a vacation home or cottage was common for the average peron, and if you had a high school diploma, you could work in a factory and make $15 an hour. Wages for many people are right where they were back then or even lower.