Monday, July 6, 2020

1950 VS 2020: The Price of Guns and Ammo

a chart comparing the cost of guns and ammo 1950 vs 2020

Many Americans old enough to remember the postwar 1950s think of those years with great fondness. After all, these were peaceful times when conformity and uniformity were common, and every family portrayed on television–families in which men worked and women tended the house and children–had smaller problems and plenty of support to get through them.

Jobs were plentiful, and many goods were made in the USA and affordable. Think about this: you could buy a brand-new Ford automobile for around $2,000, and the gasoline that fueled it was $.20 per gallon. The median home value was about $8,000, and you could enjoy a Philco TV in the living room for under $200!

Although much of the culture of the 1950s has been popularized via film and television, many still consider them to be the “Happy Days,” as shown in the popular 1970s sitcom. And many Americans continue to insist that it was also cheaper to live in those good old days. But was it really a more affordable time?

As gun owners, let’s travel through time through the decades to answer the question that has relevance for us:  Is it more or less expensive to own guns and buy ammo in 2020 than it was in 1950? The answers might surprise you:

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2 comments:

  1. The mistake that most people make in comparing prices is that they don't compare wages. In 1965 I worked part time at an Armour hog slaughter plant, usual one night per week, while I went to college. The plant wages were 3.50 per hour which in pre 64 dimes amounts to over 35.00 bucks per hour. That was a blue collar job in rural America. Worthington, Minnesota to be specific. That wage is far more than what is paid out today for the same job. That is was legal and illegal immigration have done to blue collar jobs. The only people coming out on that deal are upper management who now claim huge payouts with great benefits and stock options. Trump understands this and so do the fat cats at the top...there is a reason the uniparty wants him gone.

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    1. Good info. In '61/'62 I worked on my father's farms at $6 a day. I lived at home, so my only expenses were my car and dates.  You could get a coke, hamburger and fries for 40 cents, a six pack for about $1.50 and the drive-in was a $1. Gas was .30 cents so about $4.The tenants got a house with as much land as they wanted to plant vegetables, plus they got beef and pork once a year but I don't remember the amount. They got $4 a day which was enough to raise a family there. Especially so as their sons worked as day laborers also.

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