Along the lines of the original post.
Compare Angelina Jolie and Elizabeth Taylor, for example. On paper, Angelina is far wealthier, but in terms of day-to-day lifestyles, they are pretty comparable. Only the 0.01% of multi-billionaires have reaped any rewards.
The inflation in luxury goods is staggering. High school kids used to be able to afford concert tickets, football games, and Broadway plays. That Phantom was a year’s salary for a school teacher; now the most expensive cars are twenty year’s salary. It’s not that the products are so much better; there’s a larger pool of very wealthy people. In 1960, if a man’s wife had a job they were considered ‘poor.’ Today, even professionals need two salaries to keep up with the Joneses
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I’m not much of a fan of ‘inflation calculators.’
According to most of them, $1 million in 1960 is $10 million today. But if you look at the actual prices, it makes no sense. $1 million in 1960 would buy two mansions, a fleet of cars, a nice boat, and you’d have enough left over to invest and have an income for several lifetimes.
Leonard Bernstein has entered the chat…
I guess the quote fooled me. Thank you
What movie is this from? I’m thinking Mad Men, but that’s just a guess.
Thanks.
No screens at all for two hours before bedtime. Hot bath and/or massage. Melatonin. That’s what I suggest.
Because look at how many times the world ended and people went on buying and selling.
Bubonic Plague? People selling and buying. Locked in a concentration camp? Someone knows how to get you what you want.
Succumb to the siren call of capitalist self-indulgence!!
Personally, I’d stick with white walls. Whatever else you want to do is your own affair. Glad to be of service.
https://store.metmuseum.org/home-decor
The Metropolitan Museum of Art is one of the world’s best known art museums. Browse this for some ideas.
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‘The Revolution At Sea’ books by James Nelson.
https://bookshop.org/p/books/by-force-of-arms-james-l-nelson/12821102?ean=9780671519247&next=t
Mile 22. Died at the box office and I’d heard nothing but bad things about it. Saw a DVD at the library and a stranger suggested it to me.
Seriously good thriller with action, intrigue, and some great acting.
Silly me.
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Darkest Timeline? Which show is that?
For decades, ‘middle class’ in America was one income supporting a family of four. In those days, $1 million was considered a vast fortune. Then Reagan got elected. By 1993, when Bush Sr. left office, ‘middle class’ was two incomes to run the home, and $1 million was what a rich guy spent on a party.
Down vote me if you must, but I’d say “don’t be that guy.”
It took me a long time to learn this lesson; sometimes it’s okay let things go. If it isn’t costing you a lot of money, just use the one your freinds are okay with.
Racism is always a good idea.