>>79240
Just for a bit of reflection to be on the level here, I'm not saying people didn't have to work hard, absolutely everyone worked hard and had to pay their bills, there were no free handouts back then.... BUT it was still easier to make a living, it was a little less stressful, you didn't have generations of people strapped to massive insolvent student loan debts, you could purchase way more with our currency. It wasn't perfect. There were still problems back then just to be clear.... BUT overall, for the average working stiff, lifestyles were better, things were more affordable, so what workers made a little less of a wage or salary when everything was 200% cheaper overall? That's like me saying I'll hire you for $10 per hour and your monthly expenses are $1,200 versus I'll hire you for $18 per hour and your monthly expenses are $5,800. Do the math and figure out what is more affordable.