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minus-squareDagwood222@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up11·2 days agoOne thing people don’t realize is how cheap luxuries used to be. When the average salary was about $5,000, you could get a top of the line Cadillac or a Jaguar for $6,000. Today the average is about $60,000 and supercars are in the million dollar range. School kids used to be able to buy courtside seats for a game, or see a Broadway show. Heck, a mocvie and a pizza out used to be a cheap date, now it can run a couple $100
One thing people don’t realize is how cheap luxuries used to be.
When the average salary was about $5,000, you could get a top of the line Cadillac or a Jaguar for $6,000.
Today the average is about $60,000 and supercars are in the million dollar range.
School kids used to be able to buy courtside seats for a game, or see a Broadway show.
Heck, a mocvie and a pizza out used to be a cheap date, now it can run a couple $100