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> most Americans are significantly worse off since the 1970s I wasn’t around in the 1970s, so can someone explain to me how great it was with some examples tha

by jl6 5y ago

> most Americans are significantly worse off since the 1970s I wasn’t around in the 1970s, so can someone explain to me how great it was with some examples that would make me want to go and live in the 1970s?

ttymck 5y ago
I'm sorry I don't have sources, but anecdotally, home ownership is so far out of reach for most Americans today. The common rhetoric is that "a store clerk could afford a [desirable] home for their entire family" in 1970 while today they often need double income to rent a 1 bedroom apartment. Hoping someone comes along with a more evidence based continuation of this point.
Workaccount2 5y ago
There is a whole website for this, but it's more the 1960's that were golden. https://wtfhappenedin1971.com/ https://wtfhappenedin1971.com/
- jl6 5y ago
  That’s just a bunch of [highly motivated] financial metrics. I was hoping someone might tell me some real-world benefits like “I used to be able to do X, now I can only do Y”. Of course I don’t expect to hear much because as far as I can tell, 2020s USA is better than 1970s USA in every way I can think of.
  - sfoley 5y ago
    You can’t think of healthcare costs?
    - jl6 5y ago
      Yeah that sucks, but there are many, many more treatments available today than in 1970, so I’d almost certainly prefer to pay 6x the cost of 1970s healthcare to get 2020s-quality treatment.