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Originally Posted by afc wimbledon
You mean capitalism? surely not.
In the late 40's home ownership was rare, you got at best week's vacation and for most all the threat of hunger was a real fear if you were injured or couldn't work for any reason.
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While things were certainly cheaper back then, you also basically lived on one income, there's was no credit readily available, and certainly a lot less in the way of bills.
There was no cable bill, probably not much in the way of a phone bill for the average family, the power usage was probably a fraction of what you paid now.
But if you lost your job, there wasn't much in the way of social assistance, if you were hurt on the job, you probably lost your job.