The world has changed....

Dec 31, 2006 10:41

Info from the year I was born: 1971 ( Read more... )

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elementalv December 31 2006, 19:06:12 UTC
Nifty! Where'd you find that list? Or perhaps I should ask *how* you found it.

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khylarenelf January 1 2007, 18:56:09 UTC
[digs on your icon a moment...it suits ya!]

Lets see, how the heck did I find that stuff? Well, I'd love to say I was a walking almanac, but alas...I'm only full of knowledge and trivia that is fairly useless and pretty much only interesting to me. :)

I found it on a site called "Infoplease" found here. Its kind of an interesting site, if you like reading just random facts and stuff. :)

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elementalv January 1 2007, 18:58:28 UTC
Thank you, kindly!

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mlady_rebecca December 31 2006, 23:39:02 UTC
Makes me feel old. I was born in 1971, as well.

Median Household Income
(current dollars): $9,028

And that's way way below the poverty level today.

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khylarenelf January 1 2007, 19:04:33 UTC
Me too.

I remember when gas was under a dollar a gallon.

I remember when stamps were five cents.

I rememeber when chicken was way cheaper than beef, even hamburger.

I'm pretty sure that when my sister an I were renting a 3 bedroom, 2 bathroom apartment in this area, around 14 years ago, we were paying about $200 a month less than what we pay now for a 2 bdrm/2 bath, heck-of-a lot smaller apartment.

Minimum wage was less than $5 an hour.

I don't see our economy going in a good direction, do you?

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