Message:

<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Sallent, post: 3071857, member: 76194&quot;]I don&#039;t know how far back you want to go, but by 100 years ago (the OPs date in the opening post) in the US I&#039;m fairly certain most working class families could afford shoes, and the occasional coin for their child to save or buy sweets or baseball cards with. They might not be well off, but they were much better off than they were a generation before.&nbsp; By 1918 the 40 hour work week, labor laws, work safety laws, unions, antitrust laws, and wage laws were a thing.</p><p><br /></p><p>Anyway, that&#039;s getting into politics so I&#039;ll leave it there.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

Your name or email address:

Do you already have an account?

• No, create an account now.
• Yes, my password is:
• Forgot your password?

Stay logged in