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Old 09-14-2015, 09:17 AM   #3133
Lamplighter
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Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: Bottom lands of the Missoula floods
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Using the very late 1940's and very early 50's, the "inflation calculator" doesn't work for my memory of:
gas: ($0.25/gal), cigarettes ($0.25/pack), a 2-bedroom suburban ranch-style house ($8,000), or a car ($3,000/Kaiser sedan)

Gas, housing, and cars are still essential for suburban living, but I don't understand how people can afford cigarettes today.
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