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The 50s were an anomaly (as was the Great Depression).
by jojobas 3y ago
The 50s were an anomaly (as was the Great Depression).
- drewdevault 3y agoNo they weren't? Look at the graph in my source. In any case, sure, start in 1965; tomatoes cost $0.85 and minimum wage was $1.25, so your purchasing power was even better by comparison to today.
- jojobas 3y agoTry 20s. Or don't bother with canned tomatoes from your link - things like flour, butter, milk and meat all got cheaper relative to the minimum wage. Fresh tomatoes went from 25-30 cents per pound to 1-2 dollars per pound, i.e. got cheaper too.