Re: Original 56 prices for everything

Posted by Rusty O\'Toole On 2010/8/14 15:27:11

You can get a rough idea what things cost in the fifties by multiplying by 20.

In other words the $5000 Caribbean would cost $100,000 in today's money, the $1800 Ford would cost $36,000, and the $15,000 split level in the suburbs $300,000. And the 22 cent gallon of gas, $4.40.

This is because the government has stolen 95 cents out of every dollar through inflation.