[dragnet2]

What made the ‘greatest generation’ so great, was it’s misfortune:

Yeah, and right after the depression, they bought new homes for 2500 bucks, and remember my Dad saying, gimme a bucks worth of regular...They had a secure economy, most held the same jobs for 25 years, and heath benefits were considered no big deal or luxury...Most Moms NEVER had to work and could actually stay home and raise a family. Most Moms working now are doing so just to pay the heavy tax burden.

What the total cost of my parents first NEW home was... Are just about what people today are paying MONTHLY.

Misfortune my butt. Back then and right after the depression the U.S. was the land of opportunity, and affording things like basic health insurance, gas and a mortgages was not a daily punitive experience. It was actually a country that spoke one language and was united for the most part.

I'd trade the 40s, 50s and 60s to this any day.

[Publius]

In the period from 1929 to 1947, the average piece of real estate in this country lost 96% of its 1929 value. That's how big the bubble was in the Twenties.

When the war ended, veterans coming home were able to buy in at the bottom.

[Ready2go]

dragnet2 said:
I’d trade the 40s, 50s and 60s to this any day.

AMEN dragnet2...me too...in a heartbeat. My parents bought their 30 acre farm with a house for $3,000.

[aristotleman]

(....it’s misfortune in the 20s-30s 40s..of course, not the 50s