A lot of people, when they look back at the past, view it as unproductive and comically primitive. They generally only see see the racism and ignored spousal abuse. Yes there was a lot of nastiness we had to evolve out of. There also were a lot of admirable things that shouldn't have disappeared but did. Looking back at them they beat the present economic conditions hands down. Milk pop and beer were only sold in returnable bottles made of glass not eternal plastic. You took them back to any store selling these items and received your deposit back. The store then shipped the bottles back to the bottling plant were sterilized and re-used. This provided jobs with livable wages. Today almost all containers are plastic or aluminium. Today's C.E.O.'s make 383 times their workers salaries. Way back when greed wasn't as out of control they only made 5 or 10 times as much as the people they employed. At one time electric trolley cars provided clean cheap transportation. They were bought up scrapped and air polluting buss's replaced them. Hospitals, at one time, provided care at a reasonable price. Now hospitals have become greed infected palaces generating millions for their top execs while patient care is just a minor concern. Banks used to make loans in their communities to help spur growth. Now the only growth they want to sour is the wallets of their presidents. Gone to a dentist lately? If you have you are probably paying help pay for his new caddy. Back in the day guess which country made most of the worlds manufactured goods? No it wasn't China.
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