World Affairs Board - View Single Post - GI’s gear costs 100 times more than in WWII

omon · 10-03-2007, 13:03 PM

where is the surprise??? it is logical.
everything cost much more than it did in 1945.

What Things Cost in 1945:
Car: $1,250
Gasoline: 21 cents/gal
House: $10,000
Bread: 9 cents/loaf
Milk: 62 cents/gal
Postage Stamp: 3 cents
Stock Market: 152
Average Annual Salary: $2,900
Minimum Wage: 40 cents per hour

the only thing that brakes the patern is milk, it used to be 3x as expencive as gas, now it cost almost the same.

besides that now soldgers have much more hitech gear that wasn,t even tought of in 1945

10-03-2007, 13:03 PM	#13 (permalink)
omon Field mechanik *Senior Contributor* Join Date: 11-01-06 Location: bk Posts: 2,037 Country:	where is the surprise??? it is logical. everything cost much more than it did in 1945. What Things Cost in 1945: Car: $1,250 Gasoline: 21 cents/gal House: $10,000 Bread: 9 cents/loaf Milk: 62 cents/gal Postage Stamp: 3 cents Stock Market: 152 Average Annual Salary: $2,900 Minimum Wage: 40 cents per hour the only thing that brakes the patern is milk, it used to be 3x as expencive as gas, now it cost almost the same. besides that now soldgers have much more hitech gear that wasn,t even tought of in 1945 __________________ "Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for lunch. Liberty is a well-armed lamb contesting the vote!" B. Franklin Last edited by omon : 10-03-2007 at 13:09 PM.