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Non-Tech : Derivatives: Darth Vader's Revenge
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To: ahhaha who wrote (336)10/4/1998 9:52:00 PM
From: Michael Sphar  Read Replies (1) of 2794
 
Actually the part of the world I was growing up in didn't seem all that depressed after WWII. Granted I don't have any memory of the immediate post-war years but by 1950 things were moving along rather well. There was an embryonic electronics industry nearby, a lot of residential growth spurred by war returnees who previously passing through decided the weather was nicer and this place became a growth zone. I believe there was a palpable fear of invasion and fear of an evil darkness that had previously befallen much of the US that was suddenly transformed into peace and hope with the war's end, resulting in among other things a baby boom, including yours truly. People didn't have much material wealth in those days by today's standards but that was status quo not depression. Material wealth is a relatively recent invention. I remember my first cognizance of inflation coming late in the Eisenhower era, with talk of the economic destructiveness of the 2 and 3 percent inflation rate of the time, but that was late 50s.
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