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cost of living 86 years ago (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 9 months ago by [email protected] to c/4chan

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 months ago

More important, some quick googling says that the average per-capita income for 1938 was $515 (new york per-capita was $822, Mississippi was $205), which another search says was just under $11k. That car would cost an atomic family close to 2 years' wages.

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