RE: Memorie Lane

I agree Dave.?ÿ While many things may have only tripled in price, there are several items that are significantly higher.

Looked up just a couple of key ones and found:

Median house price in 1984 = $72,400

Median house price today = $374,900

That's over a 5X multiplier just in buying a house alone.

Rents look like they have only gone up 3.5X average

Health Expenditure per Capita from a chart on the internet 1980s = $1,110

Health Expenditure per Capita from a chart on the internet 2010s (not even current!) = $8,402

That's a 7.5X multiplier

For car insurance it was over 5X as well.

Several food stuffs have only tripled.

Gas has only tripled (barring the current big jump).