I think today is a good time to be alive but I do remember
in the early 60's gas in Cleveland Ohiio was 32 cents a gallon.
My grandfather would give me 5 dollars to cut and trim his lawn it took me about 45 minutes,
and a hamburger at McDonalds was 15cents. I remember in the late 60's I was making 10$
an hour putting on roofs for my father and I'm pretty sure hambugers were no more than 20cents.
You used to get a meal at McDonalds for a dollar. And gas was still 32 cents a gallon.
In the 70's I had full coverage hospital care for my wife and son for 100$ a month.
Today I cant afford health insurance any more, insurance would probably be 1000$ a month for 3 people
and it wouldnt be full coverage.
Im 58 the best time in my life was the 70's, I made good money, gas, food and insurance was cheap,
you could buy a new volkswagon for $2000. I was making 20,000 a year out of school. I could get 2 grocery
carts of food one full of steak and meat for 100$.
Many women didnt work in the 70's I made enough to take care of my wife and son and my wife got to be at
home and raise my son.
Things are relative, when things were cheap I never had enough and when things are expensive I never have enough.
YOu cant always get what you want but but sometimes you get what you need.