• Episode 15: The Great Depression is back.

  • Jul 10 2024
  • Length: 38 mins
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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 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.



    SOURCES AND DATA





    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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