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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;ctrl, post: 1369097, member: 13378&quot;]What does that cost increase actually mean to everyone? Is bread 3000% less affordable? How many people cannot afford a loaf of bread these days versus how many people had trouble buying the very basic staples like that in 1930? </p><p><br /></p><p>The salary in 1930 was about $1400, so that 9c pound of bread was 0.0064286% of a salary. The median income 2006-2010 is 51,914[1], so an average loaf of $2.86 is 0.0055027% of a salary, or 85% of what is cost a person in 1930. The bread is a little more affordable these days actually. </p><p><br /></p><p>[1]: <a href="http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/00000.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/00000.html" rel="nofollow">http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/00000.html</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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