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The Fifties: A Galaxy Far, Far Away
Monty Pelerin / Economic Noise
For those of us that lived in and remember the Fifties, they were a special time. Today, they truly seem like a galaxy far, far away.
Those times weren’t perfect but they seem so in comparison to today. People trusted each other. Kids walked to and from school, safely. Doctors made house calls. Most homes had single-car garages. TV was just coming in. There were no video games or computers.
Families stayed together, even if things didn’t go smoothly all the time. Pregnancy, to the extent it happened pre-marriage, was shameful. That did mean teenagers didn’t try to go through the motions as often as today. And, if someone got pregnant, there was no need for multiple paternity tests.
Welfare was not common. If you were in need, your neighbors generally took care of you. Three generations lived under one roof and mortgages were something to pay off as quickly as you could, not to use as piggy banks via a refinancing.
read more & view video at Economic Noise;
http://www.economicnoise.com/2014/05/02/galaxy-far-far-away/
