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[โ€“] Dagwood222@lemm.ee 41 points 4 months ago (3 children)

I like to post that in 1960, we had a minimum wage of $1.00/hour and the average US home cost $11,000.00

Whenever I do, someone will point out that houses today are, on average, bigger.

They never mention tiny homes and six people sharing a two bedroom apartment...

[โ€“] Incandemon@lemmy.ca 2 points 4 months ago

They also fail to mention that the cost of materials today is wildly lower making larger homes easier to achieve. Not to also mention advances in building techniques.

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