Sad, truth is our best day's our past , as a kid of the 60's I wasn't alive to see the 50's and the top of what a demand side economy , provided the average citizen ,however to compare life today with the average back then , is apples and oranges. I lived in rust belt urban city , neighborhood is extremely, far worse now. Grandparents lived in very rural town it is far worse now, 46% unemployment , working age men,last time I checked. Glad my grandfather and his buddies are not here to see their town now ! They , Greatest generation sacrificed so much for their country , the baby boomers should be ashamed. Going forward ,the younger generation should look towards decentralization ,self-sufficient ways to survive , and thrive. In Tao's NM they are building many types of efficient housing , allowing a ecco-friendly way of life.