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To: westpacific who wrote (4093)6/1/2001 12:50:29 AM
From: bela_ghoulashi  Read Replies (3) | Respond to of 74559
 
1913.

A greater percentage of the population experienced poverty, hunger, and disease. There was less opportunity, less personal freedom and choice, less education, rudimentary communications by today's standards, greater exposure and vulnerability to the everyday vagaries of the weather and the climate, and a much poorer standard of living and quality of life in general, for more people than not.
What was ahead for a person our age in 1913? The Great Depression sandwiched between two major world wars.

People born in this country after 1950 are easily the most fortunate, prosperous, and healthy individuals to ever walk this planet.

It's far too easy to forget that.



To: westpacific who wrote (4093)6/1/2001 1:29:12 AM
From: LLCF  Respond to of 74559
 
LOL, but we gots Oreo's and BigMac's now.... "people like us... growing big as a house" - don't worry, healthcare is so awesome now we can do whatever we want to our bodies... things are awesome now.

DAK



To: westpacific who wrote (4093)6/1/2001 10:47:36 AM
From: Tommaso  Respond to of 74559
 
I guess it depended on whether you were the person with the law degree or the illiterate person who cleaned your house all day every day for $4.00 a week in 1913.