Some of the discussions on this wayward thread have been on the cost of things today compared to yesteryear. I recall if you were talking about a $5000 car it was a Mercedes and 10,000 was a Ferrari. Now 5000 will buy nothing new and $10,000 may buy a low end Kia.

The only thing that cost less today than at any time in History is anything tied to technology, like TV's and Computers. We can thank Japan, China and Korea who we are selling our soul to. That is where all of America's wealth is going. America has THE worst trade deficit of ANY country in the world.

I'm sorry to say all these good times we are recalling are history, never
to return.