Then or now?

[Sam Fisher]

"The good old days of my childhood during the 1950's and 1960's."

Then and Now: 1955 to 2010

1. Then and Now 1955 to 2010 Or How in the world did college get so expensive?

2. According to the US Census Bureau the average salary in 1955 was $4,418.

3. The national average wage for 2010 was $41,674. That is an increase of 843% over 55 years.

4. In 1955 a week of groceries for a family of four cost $10.

5. In 2010 it cost $150. An increase of 1400%

6. According to AAA the average miles driven a year in 1955 was 10,000 at a operating cost of 9 cents per mile. ($900/yr)

7. According to AAA the average miles driven a year in 2010 was 15,000 at a operating cost of 57.3 cents per mile. ($8,588/yr)

8. The average price for a vehicle in 1955 was roughly $2000.

9. The average price for a mid-sized passenger vehicle in 2010 was $29,817. An increase of 1,390%

10. In 1955, gasoline was 27 cents a gallon.

11. In 2010 average price for a gallon of fuel was $3.23. An increase of 1,096%

12. In 1955 a pack of cigarettes was 20 cents a pack.

13. In 2010 a pack of cigarettes cost $5 per pack. An increase of 2,400%

14. In 1955 the minimum wage was 75 cents an hour.

15. In 2010 the minimum wage was $8.25 an hour. An increase of 1,000%

16. In 1955 it costs 3 cents to mail a letter.

17. In 2010 it cost 44 cents. An increase of 1,366%

18. In 1955 a 19” screen color TV console cost $1,000.

19. In 2010 a 42” LED, HDTV cost $500.

20. To fly from Atlanta to New York in 1955 would cost around $100 for coach.

21. In 2010 to fly from Atlanta to New York cost roughly $300. A 200% increase.

22. The average new home price in 1955 was $15,200.

23. The average new home price in 2010 was $213,900.

24. In 1955 tuition and fees to attend one year at a public college was $198.

25. In 2010 tuition and fees to attend one year at a public college was $10,800. An increase of 5,300%.

26. In 1955, Baseball MVP Mickey Mantle had a $33,000 salary. Roughly seven times the national average wage.

27. In 2011 Albert Pujols signed a contract for $240 million for Roughly 577 times the national average wage.

28. 72,627% If gasoline increased this much since 1955 we’d be paying $196/gal. Cigarettes would be $145.20 per pack. And if minimum wage increased this much it would be $544 a pack.

29. It begs the question: Why does the America public willingly pay for such disparity in college tuition and athlete salaries, while we scream at a 20 cents/gal increase at the pump?

30. In 1955 television reception was free, unemployment was 5%. The top hit of the year was Rock Around the Clock, and the Academy recipient for best picture was On the Waterfront.

Were we better off Then or Now?

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[Jack Davenport]

Pujols contract is multi-year. Mantle's was yearly.

 

[Sam Fisher]

Pujols contract is multi-year. Mantle's was yearly.

True. However, Pujols yearly salary is $24,000,000. Mantle's was $33,000 a year.

 

[Jack Davenport]

please post that on the duplicate and I will post this there for parallel thread universe.

 

[Straight Shooter]

Ok, i have to reply because this really irks me. Of course you, a white man, would like to go back to the 1950s. Ask a black person if he wants to go back to the 50s, ask a gay or lesbian person, ask a woman. What you don't get is that that time period wasn't good good for alot of people unless you were a white man

 

[Jack Davenport]

Ok, i have to reply because this really irks me. Of course you, a white man, would like to go back to the 1950s. Ask a black person if he wants to go back to the 50s, ask a gay or lesbian person, ask a woman. What you don't get is that that time period wasn't good good for alot of people unless you were a white man

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[Mr. Daystar]

Ok, i have to reply because this really irks me. Of course you, a white man, would like to go back to the 1950s. Ask a black person if he wants to go back to the 50s, ask a gay or lesbian person, ask a woman. What you don't get is that that time period wasn't good good for alot of people unless you were a white man

What in the hell does this very simple expression of the increases in the costs of living, have to do with your little tangent about, what seems to be racism? All I see is a list of things that have dramatically changed in price, and the percentage it's increased.

 

[sean miguel]

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Shit, if I had a mom who looked like Lorraine I'd go back to the 1950's too.

I kid. Incestious relationships are no laughing matter. Neither are time/space paradoxes.

 

[Jack Davenport]

Shit, if I had a mom who looked like Lorraine I'd go back to the 1950's too.

I kid. Incestious relationships are no laughing matter.

Ok this is weird, you like Gwen, I like Gwen you like Lea Thompson, I like Lea Thompson. If you say you have the hots for Marisa Tomei then we are truly brothers from another mother.

 

[sean miguel]

Ok this is weird, you like Gwen, I like Gwen you like Lea Thompson, I like Lea Thompson. If you say you have the hots for Marisa Tomei then we are truly brothers from another mother.

Holy shit. That scene in My Cousin Vinny where's she's pacing back and forth in that skin tight body suit complaining about her "ticking biological clock"? I was a fan of hers henceforth.

 

[Jack Davenport]

Holy shit. That scene in My Cousin Vinny where's she's pacing back and forth in that skin tight body suit complaining about her "ticking biological clock"? I was a fan of hers henceforth.

Fuckin a bubba!

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[Jack Davenport]

I was in a bar in Astoria Queens a year or so ago and the bartender had the Queens accent that was exactly like Marisa Tomei in that movie. She even kinda looked like her. I was fucking smitten.

That reminds me that I need to go back there soon.

 

[Sam Fisher]

Ok, i have to reply because this really irks me. Of course you, a white man, would like to go back to the 1950s. Ask a black person if he wants to go back to the 50s, ask a gay or lesbian person, ask a woman. What you don't get is that that time period wasn't good good for alot of people unless you were a white man

I have no idea why it irks you, really. Times were tough on a lot of people and they eventually got over it and moved on. Ever consider how the Irish were treated when they first started arriving in America? How about the Italians? The Germans? But, I digress..

Rather than get into it with you over racial disparity, how about you take the thread for what it was meant for? As in, understanding the differences between how things were economically in the 1950s versus 2010? That's all it was about Iceman. Nothing more, nothing less.

How about throwing away that deck of race cards you are always playing, and get over it.

 

[sean miguel]

Sorry Sam, for derailing your thread with Marisa Tomei (though you have to admit she's nice to look at and she's a firecracker.)

18. In 1955 a 19” screen color TV console cost $1,000.

19. In 2010 a 42” LED, HDTV cost $500.

That right there is insane. That's $1,000 in 1955 money. Especially considering the first all color primetime season wasn't until 1966.

I'm just glad I was born when I was. It seems to be the sweet spot.

 

[Straight Shooter]

I have no idea why it irks you, really. Times were tough on a lot of people and they eventually got over it and moved on. Ever consider how the Irish were treated when they first started arriving in America? How about the Italians? The Germans? But, I digress..

Rather than get into it with you over racial disparity, how about you take the thread for what it was meant for? As in, understanding the differences between how things were economically in the 1950s versus 2010? That's all it was about Iceman. Nothing more, nothing less.

How about throwing away that deck of race cards you are always playing, and get over it.

When did women and gays become a race? My point was that while maybe economically people did better in the 50s, that time period was not good for most people. Therefore if you pose the question of are we better off then or now, it's disingenuous to say we were better off then . Blacks were second class citizens and had basically no rights. The role of a woman in the 50s was to graduate from high school, get married, have kids and become a housewife and if you were gay, there was no way that you could come out back then.

 

[lurkingdirk]

I'd stay here. Advances in medicine, care for the elderly, reduction of racism, greater travel options, advanced academic possibilities...All these things are hard to trade up for cheaper stuff.

 

[HappyHapyJoyJoy]

I'd stay here. Advances in medicine, care for the elderly, reduction of racism, greater travel options, advanced academic possibilities...All these things are hard to trade up for cheaper stuff.

You forgot ease of access to porn. Thank you Internet! :thumbsup:

Of course back in the '50s without these here webz Sam would be stuck only being able to troll his neighbors... so that would be a plus for the rest of us. Damn you Internet! Why you gotta be a mixed bag like that! :cussing:

 

[lurkingdirk]

You forgot ease of access to porn. Thank you Internet! :thumbsup:

Of course back in the '50s without these here webz Sam would be stuck only being able to troll his neighbors... so that would be a plus for the rest of us. Damn you Internet! Why you gotta be a mixed bag like that! :cussing:

Now that's a conundrum...