The year was 1955

[LennG]

THE YEAR WAS 1955.. (If I hadn't lived through it, I wouldn't believe it myself.)

                                               

Did you hear the post office is thinking about charging 7 cents just to mail a letter? But we still had penny post cards.

                                               

If they raise the minimum wage   to $1.00,   nobody will be able to   hire outside help at the store. 

                                               

When I first started driving, who   would have thought gas would someday cost 25 cents a gallon?  Guess we'd be better off leaving   the car in the garage.   

                                               

Did you see where some baseball   player just signed a contract for   $50,000 a year just to play ball? It wouldn't surprise me if someday   they'll be making more than the President. 

                                               

I never thought I'd see the day   all our kitchen appliances would be electric. They're even making electric typewriters now. 

                                               

It's too bad things are so tough   nowadays. I see where a few married women are having to   work   to make ends meet. 

It won't be long before young   couples are going to have to hire   someone to watch their kids so they can both work.

                                               

I'm afraid the Volkswagen car   is going to open the door to a   whole lot of foreign business. 

                                               

Thank goodness I won't live to see the day when the government   takes half our income in taxes. I sometimes wonder if we are electing the best people to   government. 

                                               

The fast food restaurant is   convenient for a quick meal,   but I seriously doubt they   will ever catch on. 

                                               

There is no sense going on short trips any more for a weekend. It   costs nearly $2.00 a night to stay   in a hotel . 

                                               

No one can afford to be sick anymore. At $15.00 a day in   the hospital, it's too rich for   my blood. 


                                               

If they think I'll pay 30 cents for a haircut, forget it. 

                                               

The year was 1955

[ozzie]

It's always fun to have a look at things of the past and the way society looked at them, especially when it comes to cost and where it was headed.
One you listed reminds me of the famous quote by Babe Ruth after signing a new contract with the Yankees:

Many recall the famous story from 1930, when Babe Ruth signed a contract that paid him $80,000 a year. When Ruth was asked if he thought he deserved to be making more money than President Hoover, he said,