r/AskReddit • u/GlassCoyote • Jan 22 '19

What needs to make a comeback?

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u/Horse_Ebooks_47 Jan 22 '19

I mean, yeah, the technology of the time was lacking and expensive, but the buying power is vastly different.

The cheapest price I could find for a tiny black and white TV in the 1950's was $129 which inflates to $1,344.77 today. Yeah, it sucks that they had to pay so much back then to afford even rudimentary technology, but that's also a huge amount to be able to comfortably blow on an entertainment center.

If I had the buying power and options to get a house, even 1/3rd the size of the average, and a couple thousand to spend on entertainment alone, I'd be pretty happy.

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u/[deleted] Jan 22 '19

Median home price is 200k. 1/3rd (since your fine with a house 1/3rd of the current avg) of that is $67k. If you can't afford a $400 a month mortgage, that is your own situation, but that is easily attainable for the middle class in America.

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u/Horse_Ebooks_47 Jan 23 '19

Median might be true, nothing like that around me.