America’s favorite family outings are increasingly out of reach

Re:America’s favorite family outings are increasingly out of... by Melatonic on Tuesday July 19, 2022 @04:03PM (#32157195)

Some things are definitely nicer and some are not. Malls are worse maybe overall but there are some that are also extremely nice now. And is it not also a huge improvement that you can just easily order something from ease at home without having to go to a crowded mall in the first place?

The housing thing though for sure is a problem. Then again we are now concentrating more and more in big cities.

The one thing people always miss with these calculations is food. We think food is expensive now but the cost of chicken or beef is insanely cheap relative to really what it should be (or what it once was). A steak in the 1920s was probably a real treat.

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Re:America’s favorite family outings are increasingly out of... by locust101 on Tuesday July 19, 2022 @06:59PM (#32159080)

https://www.in2013dollars.com/Beef-and-veal/price-inflation

It has gone up 4.12% per year compared to regular food inflation rate of 3.56%. So no it is not cheaper.

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Re:America’s favorite family outings are increasingly out of... by mbfg on Tuesday July 19, 2022 @05:43PM (#32158377)

for interest, looked it up.

In 1950, porterhouse steak was $0.95 per pound.

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Re:America’s favorite family outings are increasingly out of... by code_biologist on Thursday July 21, 2022 @12:04AM (#32175663)

Is that inflation adjusted? At least according to usinflationcalculator.com, $0.95 of 1950 dollars is $29.93 in 2022 dollars.

Edit: the bls.gov inflation calculator says $0.95 of 1950 dollars is $11.98 in 2022 dollars. :shrug:

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Re:America’s favorite family outings are increasingly out of... by bombcar on Tuesday July 19, 2022 @04:48PM (#32157752)

Malls are just ... dead - there are a few that are kept up and maintained but very, very few new ones being built.

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