Are you as tired as I am of deleduded old farts rambling on about the supposed 'GOLDEN TIME' that they grew up in?

Even though its a bunch of crap that there ever was a 'magical golden time' I mean give me a goddamn break. These days we got Trump but 74 years ago we had Death Camps and one half of the western world trying to kill the other half, which I hate to mention was a pretty regular trend up until recently. And after that it was a staring contest with Russia while we got our assess handed to us by a bunch of Vietnamese farmers. Yee Haw!! Oh the good old times eh? Back when it was illegal to be homosexual and blacks were second class citizens.

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Xuan12 · 31-35, M

Some things were different though. I did some math, and because some goods have changed relative value over time, and other factors, $1 in 1950 is worth between $8 and $60 of todays money, measuring in at about $18 on average. Which means that back then, you actually might be able to support a family with minimum wage.

luckranger71 · 51-55, M

@Xuan12: I would agree with this point as to household income.

However, I would agree with the OP in that there has been a general upward swing in basic human rights in the US since the Great Depression WWII era. It's not a straight upward line. There are dips over a few years.