talking about the home size is disingenuous, you might want to look at the lot size, not the home size, for example. Or do you think you would be able to have a

talking about the home size is disingenuous, you might want to look at the lot size, not the home size, for example. Or do you think you would be able to have a 'serious vegetable garden' on today's postage stamp lots? Schooling costs are also way, way, way higher than they were in the 50s, and there are no well paying manufacturing jobs to do if you aren't inclined to go to college. I really doubt that you would be able to raise a family on a single income these days with the same standard of living you could have back then.