House sizes have also ballooned. The average home size in 1949 was ~900 sq ft, whereas a new home now is ~2500 sq ft. It was still cheaper, but those homes prices are for a lot less house than people are imagining.
SkepticalButOpenMinded
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If the NDP pull this off, they’ll deserve a ton of credit. It’ll be the biggest expansion of public services in decades. We’re one of the only countries with universal healthcare but not pharmacare.
That’s possible but Canada (and the US) are outliers on this. In Japan, the Netherlands, etc. kids are still encouraged and allowed to play outside without adult supervision. I think we have a particularly paranoid parenting culture in this country.
On the contrary, I suspect that Eby is appeasing public sentiment with this. Unfortunately, a lot of people are still suspicious of safe supply. Conservatives have been the ones criticizing the NDP for being soft on drugs and crime, so I think this is strategic to not give them ammo.
To me, the real story is that a merger has led to less competition in the gaming industry. Imagine if two major car manufacturers merged and then products started to get cancelled.
It’s great when lawyers use the old Latin phrase but you can still figure out what it means through context.
I buy iPhones because they’ve been much cheaper. The purchase price of flagship iphones are similar to Android flagship prices, but they’re supported for years longer. My last iPhone was the 6s, released in 2015. It’s still receiving security updates today in 2024, more than 8 years later (last update Jan 22, 2024). When I stopped using it, it ran as well as the day I bought it. The resale price was also decent.
Meanwhile, android phones from that era typically lost support within 1-2 years of release.
Fucking election year, everybody fire up the spin. I hate politics :/
I think I’m confused. How is this spin?
Maybe we have different definitions of spin. To me, accurately discussing the political accomplishments of one politician over another is good in a functioning democracy.
The appliances were adjusted for inflation, but not the house. $20k in 1950 is $250k today. Median home price in the US is $450k today. So your point still stands, I think.
You can still buy commercial grade fridges and washing machines for half the price.
Yeah sorry it sounded like I was correcting you, but I meant to say I agree with you too.
Yes that’s the point. We’re wealthier and more productive now and can consume some of that extra wealth. I am pointing out that we’re not comparing like for like.