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<blockquote data-quote="shorthairsrus" data-source="post: 352859" data-attributes="member: 219"><p>MYTH is what you talk about. Majority of the houses were small back then, we didnt have 50million restuarants nor could one afford to eat out like the america fattys do today, 2nd 3rd and 4th homes, gotta have a species boat, toon and a couple jet skis, 4 stall garages 3 cars per adult, 50 rifles, 50 baitcasters (shorrrrrttt). </p><p></p><p>Can you imagine a star bucks back in the 70s; use a inflation cacl and deflate the price back --- people back then would laugh. </p><p></p><p> People lived with a much smaller imprint then what they do now. Your basics food clothes all were expensive. Remember what Nam was really about -- it was about increasing imports and those didnt hit big time until later in the 80s. US was still crankin out goods and those goods were not cheap. Your buying power was shit. I took out tax returns from that era - the tax rates were super high top rate was 70% and that rate still existed in the late 70s. Move from the 70s to the 80s. Early 80s maybe 81 --- 5 new homes sold in fargo. The construction business was devestated by the interest rates and pretty much out of business after a ramp up in the 70s. I remember at school they gave away WIN (whip inlfation now)pins mid 70s and we were not even at full hilt for -- things were still growing jobs and then all hell broke loose . Inflation lasted a decade until the interest rates finally sniffed it. Unemployment -- we have not seen that level of Unemployment in ND since those days. Then our govt started reporting inflation by removing specific items; another crooked bullshit thing - core inflation and all this bs. We truly have had inflation for ever. No chart showing wages is accurate vs the bs inflation number as it hasnt been truly recorded properly. </p><p></p><p>Its funny back then you looked at a radio and said ahhh that cheap japanese stuff. And now everyone treats a shimano reel like its a god. Think about that for a while. </p><p></p><p>The good about those days - it didnt take much to have fun, lot more socializing then the phones and all the maintenance and time spent buying and using all material shit now.</p><p></p><p>Americans have had it soft for a long time. Print and print more money Alot of people have forgotten about that era; all they care to do now . I am glad i am on my way out.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="shorthairsrus, post: 352859, member: 219"] MYTH is what you talk about. Majority of the houses were small back then, we didnt have 50million restuarants nor could one afford to eat out like the america fattys do today, 2nd 3rd and 4th homes, gotta have a species boat, toon and a couple jet skis, 4 stall garages 3 cars per adult, 50 rifles, 50 baitcasters (shorrrrrttt). Can you imagine a star bucks back in the 70s; use a inflation cacl and deflate the price back --- people back then would laugh. People lived with a much smaller imprint then what they do now. Your basics food clothes all were expensive. Remember what Nam was really about -- it was about increasing imports and those didnt hit big time until later in the 80s. US was still crankin out goods and those goods were not cheap. Your buying power was shit. I took out tax returns from that era - the tax rates were super high top rate was 70% and that rate still existed in the late 70s. Move from the 70s to the 80s. Early 80s maybe 81 --- 5 new homes sold in fargo. The construction business was devestated by the interest rates and pretty much out of business after a ramp up in the 70s. I remember at school they gave away WIN (whip inlfation now)pins mid 70s and we were not even at full hilt for -- things were still growing jobs and then all hell broke loose . Inflation lasted a decade until the interest rates finally sniffed it. Unemployment -- we have not seen that level of Unemployment in ND since those days. Then our govt started reporting inflation by removing specific items; another crooked bullshit thing - core inflation and all this bs. We truly have had inflation for ever. No chart showing wages is accurate vs the bs inflation number as it hasnt been truly recorded properly. Its funny back then you looked at a radio and said ahhh that cheap japanese stuff. And now everyone treats a shimano reel like its a god. Think about that for a while. The good about those days - it didnt take much to have fun, lot more socializing then the phones and all the maintenance and time spent buying and using all material shit now. Americans have had it soft for a long time. Print and print more money Alot of people have forgotten about that era; all they care to do now . I am glad i am on my way out. [/QUOTE]
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