Comments made in the United states in 1955: Right or Wrong Predictions?
“I seriously doubt that fast foood restaurants will ever catch on.”
“Have you seen the new cars coming out next year? It won’t be long before $1,500 won’t even buy a used car.”
“Kids today are impossible. Those ducktail haircuts look silly. Next thing you know, boys will be wearing their hair as long as the girls.”
“Did you see where some baseball player just signed a contract for $75,000 a year just to play ball? It wouldn’t surprise me if someday they ‘ll be making more than the president.”
“Soon all our kitchen appliances will be electric. They’re even making electric typewriters now.”
“I’ll you one thing, if things keep going the way they are, it’s going to be impossible to buy a week’s groceries for $20.”
“If they think I’ll pay 50 cents for a haircut, forget it.”
What a dollar bought in 1955 would take about $7.76 to buy in 2009, because of inflation. In 1955, the price of a regular McDonald’s hamburger was 15 cents, but today it is over there dollars. The average baseball player makes nearly $3 million a year. Today a haircut for a man costs from $12-$20.
Comments made in the United states in 1955: Right or Wrong Predictions?“I seriously doubt that fast foood restaurants will ever catch on.”“Have you seen the new cars coming out next year? It won’t be long before $1,500 won’t even buy a used car.”“Kids today are impossible. Those ducktail haircuts look silly. Next thing you know, boys will be wearing their hair as long as the girls.”“Did you see where some baseball player just signed a contract for $75,000 a year just to play ball? It wouldn’t surprise me if someday they ‘ll be making more than the president.”“Soon all our kitchen appliances will be electric. They’re even making electric typewriters now.”“I’ll you one thing, if things keep going the way they are, it’s going to be impossible to buy a week’s groceries for $20.” “If they think I’ll pay 50 cents for a haircut, forget it.”What a dollar bought in 1955 would take about $7.76 to buy in 2009, because of inflation. In 1955, the price of a regular McDonald’s hamburger was 15 cents, but today it is over there dollars. The average baseball player makes nearly $3 million a year. Today a haircut for a man costs from $12-$20.
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