1955 Comments.......................

SUBMAN1 · 01-05-08, 06:19 PM

"I'll tell you one thing, if things keep going the way they are, it's going to be impossible to buy a week's groceries for $20.00."

"Have you seen the new cars coming out next year? It won't be long before $2,000.00 will only buy a used one."

"If cigarettes keep going up in price, I'm going to quit. A quarter a pack is ridiculous.

"Did you hear the post office is thinking about charging a dime just to mail a letter?"

"If they raise the minimum wage to $1.00, nobody will be able to hire outside help at the store."

"When I first started driving, who would have thought gas would someday cost 29 cents a gallon. Guess we'd be better off leaving the car in the garage."

"Kids today are impossible. Those duck tail hair cuts make it impossible to stay groomed. Next thing you know, boys will be wearing their hair as long as the girls."

"I'm afraid to send my kids to the movies any more. Ever since they let Clark Gable get by with saying DAMN in GONE WITH THE WIND, it seems every new movie has either HELL of DAMN in it."

"I read the other day where some scientist thinks it's possible to put a man on the moon by the end of the century. They even have some fellows they call astronauts preparing for it down in Texas ."

"Did you see where some baseball player just signed a contract for $75,000 a year just to play ball? It wouldn't surprise me if someday they'll be making more than the President."

"I never thought I'd see the day all our kitchen appliances would be electric. They are even making electric typewriters now."

"It's too bad things are so tough nowadays. I see where a few married women are having to work to make ends meet."

"It won't be long before young couples are going to have to hire someone to watch their kids so they can both work."

"Marriage doesn't mean a thing any more, those Hollywood stars seem to be getting divorced at the drop of a hat."

"I'm afraid the Volkswagen car is going to open the door to a whole lot of foreign business."

"Thank goodness I won't live to see the day when the Government takes half our income in taxes. I sometimes wonder if we are electing the best people to congress."

"The drive-in restaurant is convenient in nice weather, but I seriously doubt they will ever catch on."

"There is no sense going to Lincoln or Omaha anymore for a weekend, it costs nearly $15.00 a night to stay in a hotel."

"No one can afford to be sick anymore, at $35.00 a day in the hospital it's too rich for my blood."

"If they think I'll pay 50 cents for a hair cut, forget it."

Letum · 01-06-08, 04:57 AM

"The youth of today dress and behave immodestly, have no respect
for their elders, nor concern for their own futures"
Protagoras - about 450BC

Some things never change.

Torplexed · 01-06-08, 12:53 PM

Or the more things change, the more they stay the same. You hear the same tone of complaints today from aging Baby Boomers. :p

Stealth Hunter · 01-06-08, 05:31 PM

I can remember, a long time ago, when I was vacationing in California with mom and dad how a hamburger would cost .10 cents and a shake would cost .07 cents. Those were the good days...

Letum · 01-06-08, 05:37 PM

Higher numbers do not mean more money!

Chances are, the same hamburger is cheaper now, even tho the numeric price is higher.

Inflation: giving glasses a rose tint since ~1000BC.

Sailor Steve · 01-06-08, 05:47 PM

Good point, Letum. As a former boss of mine once observed, prices don't go up, the value of money goes down. Example: while a steak dinner may have cost only 25 cents in 1875, $30 was a good month's wages. And an 1875 quarter will still buy now what it bought then.

Stealth Hunter · 01-06-08, 05:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Letum

Higher numbers do not mean more money!

Chances are, the same hamburger is cheaper now, even tho the numeric price is higher.

Inflation: giving glasses a rose tint since ~1000BC.

That really depends. Our dollar wasn't as worthless back then as it is today...

Letum · 01-06-08, 06:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

Good point, Letum. As a former boss of mine once observed, prices don't go up, the value of money goes down. Example: while a steak dinner may have cost only 25 cents in 1875, $30 was a good month's wages. And an 1875 quarter will still buy now what it bought then.

As production methods advance, the division of labor becomes more acute, the world
globalises, the rich - poor gap widens and the population increases, commodities tend to
become cheaper.

The exception being high labor, low lifespan products, like fruit and products with limited raw supply, like gold and oil.

SUBMAN1 · 01-07-08, 12:13 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Stealth Hunter

Quote:

Originally Posted by Letum

Higher numbers do not mean more money!

Chances are, the same hamburger is cheaper now, even tho the numeric price is higher.

Inflation: giving glasses a rose tint since ~1000BC.

That really depends. Our dollar wasn't as worthless back then as it is today...

The dollar is simply on track. It needs to lose value to stay competitive.

Besides, since the 1940's, Congress has inacted the controlled manipulation of the dollar to be worth 5 cents on the dollar every 40 years. This is important since it helps ease the pain of paying off national debt.

-S

Stealth Hunter · 01-07-08, 02:53 AM

Funny how the Turkish Lira is about .8-something- of the American dollar. I don't remember the exact number, but it was close.

01-05-08, 06:19 PM	#1
SUBMAN1 Rear Admiral Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 11,866 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	1955 Comments....................... "I'll tell you one thing, if things keep going the way they are, it's going to be impossible to buy a week's groceries for $20.00." "Have you seen the new cars coming out next year? It won't be long before $2,000.00 will only buy a used one." "If cigarettes keep going up in price, I'm going to quit. A quarter a pack is ridiculous. "Did you hear the post office is thinking about charging a dime just to mail a letter?" "If they raise the minimum wage to $1.00, nobody will be able to hire outside help at the store." "When I first started driving, who would have thought gas would someday cost 29 cents a gallon. Guess we'd be better off leaving the car in the garage." "Kids today are impossible. Those duck tail hair cuts make it impossible to stay groomed. Next thing you know, boys will be wearing their hair as long as the girls." "I'm afraid to send my kids to the movies any more. Ever since they let Clark Gable get by with saying DAMN in GONE WITH THE WIND, it seems every new movie has either HELL of DAMN in it." "I read the other day where some scientist thinks it's possible to put a man on the moon by the end of the century. They even have some fellows they call astronauts preparing for it down in Texas ." "Did you see where some baseball player just signed a contract for $75,000 a year just to play ball? It wouldn't surprise me if someday they'll be making more than the President." "I never thought I'd see the day all our kitchen appliances would be electric. They are even making electric typewriters now." "It's too bad things are so tough nowadays. I see where a few married women are having to work to make ends meet." "It won't be long before young couples are going to have to hire someone to watch their kids so they can both work." "Marriage doesn't mean a thing any more, those Hollywood stars seem to be getting divorced at the drop of a hat." "I'm afraid the Volkswagen car is going to open the door to a whole lot of foreign business." "Thank goodness I won't live to see the day when the Government takes half our income in taxes. I sometimes wonder if we are electing the best people to congress." "The drive-in restaurant is convenient in nice weather, but I seriously doubt they will ever catch on." "There is no sense going to Lincoln or Omaha anymore for a weekend, it costs nearly $15.00 a night to stay in a hotel." "No one can afford to be sick anymore, at $35.00 a day in the hospital it's too rich for my blood." "If they think I'll pay 50 cents for a hair cut, forget it." __________________

01-06-08, 04:57 AM	#2
Letum Navy Seal Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: York - UK Posts: 6,079 Downloads: 43 Uploads: 0	"The youth of today dress and behave immodestly, have no respect for their elders, nor concern for their own futures" Protagoras - about 450BC Some things never change. __________________

01-06-08, 12:53 PM	#3
Torplexed Let's Sink Sumptin' ! Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 5,823 Downloads: 43 Uploads: 0	Or the more things change, the more they stay the same. You hear the same tone of complaints today from aging Baby Boomers. :p __________________ --Mobilis in Mobili--

01-06-08, 05:37 PM	#5
Letum Navy Seal Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: York - UK Posts: 6,079 Downloads: 43 Uploads: 0	Higher numbers do not mean more money! Chances are, the same hamburger is cheaper now, even tho the numeric price is higher. Inflation: giving glasses a rose tint since ~1000BC. __________________

01-06-08, 05:47 PM	#6
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	Good point, Letum. As a former boss of mine once observed, prices don't go up, the value of money goes down. Example: while a steak dinner may have cost only 25 cents in 1875, $30 was a good month's wages. And an 1875 quarter will still buy now what it bought then. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

01-06-08, 05:31 PM	#4
Stealth Hunter Silent Hunter Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Y'ha-Nthlei Posts: 4,262 Downloads: 19 Uploads: 0	I can remember, a long time ago, when I was vacationing in California with mom and dad how a hamburger would cost .10 cents and a shake would cost .07 cents. Those were the good days...

01-07-08, 02:53 AM	#10
Stealth Hunter Silent Hunter Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Y'ha-Nthlei Posts: 4,262 Downloads: 19 Uploads: 0	Funny how the Turkish Lira is about .8-something- of the American dollar. I don't remember the exact number, but it was close.