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Episode 15: The Great Depression is back.

Jul 10, 2024 · 38m 14s
Episode 15: The Great Depression is back.
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Do you feel like maybe you've been lied to by the Ruling class in America? Perhaps we are not as well off as we think we are. In this episode...

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Do you feel like maybe you've been lied to by the Ruling class in America? Perhaps we are not as well off as we think we are. In this episode we compare prices from 1933 at the height of the Great Depression. Shits wild. 

Also rember the average family income half of americans income is lower than that. Unless you're in the 1% this effects you. 



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Welcome to the black parade
1933sHEIGHT OF THE DEPRESSION $1750 $41k in 2024 $1066 MARGINAL TAX RATE 26%
Food prices
Bacon 0.14$ 5$ 2024 Eggs.13 5$ Coffee .29 1lbs 8$
Model T 275$ $6,439 in 2024
Fridge $100 $2,342 in 2024
Automatic washer 67$ $1,569 in 2024
Rent in APT $19 $444.90 in 2024 per month
Avg mortgage 3 bed 2 bath two story $45 $1,054 in 2024 per month7
1932 - 1933 Price List
Mooresville, Indiana
* All of these prices were taken from issues of the Mooresville (Indiana) Times, 1932-1933.



https://iavanburen.org/FactsAndFolklore/DepressionPrices.htm
https://shillerdata.com
House average 1930 census $85,211 in 2024 https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=coo.31924052760075&seq=50



 WELCOME TO HELL 
Today Average American salary $59k 12,980 22% 
https://www.irs.gov/filing/federal-income-tax-rates-and-brackets
Average home $360,681 or $15,403 in 1933
https://www.zillow.com/home-values/102001/united-states/
Average car price $47,433 or $2,026 in 1933
https://caredge.com/guides/new-car-price-trends-in-2024#:~:text=New%20Car%20Prices%20–%20July%202024%20Update,-Which%20segments%20of&text=According%20to%20the%20most%20recent,up%200.5%25%20since%20last%20month.
Average rent $1,411* or $60.26 in 1933
Average United States Rent Prices in 2024RentalRealEstatehttps://rentalrealestate.com › data › rent › average
Bacon 7$ per lb
Eggs 2.7
Coffee avg 6$ per lbs
https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/APU0000717311
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