On Tue, 10 Apr 2001 14:00:11 -0400, goldenboy <[log in to unmask]>
wrote:

>THINGS THEY SAID IN 1959...
>
>(1) "I'll tell you one thing, if things keep going the way they are, it's
>going to be impossible to buy a week's groceries for $20."

[snipped several other examples of the effects of inflation]

Does anyone know the conversion rate for 1959 dollars vs. 2001 dollars?
(i.e., the earning potential vs. cost-of-living adjusted in respect to each
other -- while the lament is likely true given for a family of 4, what does
$20 earned in 1959 represent so far as hours worked, etc.?)

>(35) "Cars which dim their lights by sensors, automatic transmissions, and
>who knows what else?   Pretty soon they will drive themselves."
>

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