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Showerthoughts

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A "Showerthought" is a simple term used to describe the thoughts that pop into your head while you're doing everyday things like taking a shower, driving, or just daydreaming. The most popular seem to be lighthearted clever little truths, hidden in daily life.

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[–] ch00f@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Was going to bring up interest rates, but apparently a 30 year mortgage in 1960 was something like 7%. Which...isn't that bad.

[–] DagwoodIII@piefed.social 13 points 1 day ago

Lyndon Johnson wanted to have a massive war in Vietnam without raising taxes, so he printed money to pay for it. Nixon doubled down on LBJ's plan. The OPEC oil embargo really made inflation soar. Jimmy Carter hired a man named Paul Volker to run the Fed and bring it under control. Carter's plan worked, but only after Reagan won. Then Reagan turned around and started cutting taxes without a way to pay for the cuts.

In 1968 when Nixon came in, 'middle class' was one Union job supporting a family of four with enough left over for a few luxuries. By the time Bush Sr finished, 'middle class' was two incomes. In 1968 $1 million was a massive fortune; by 1993 it was what a rich guy paid for a party.

[–] Today@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Mortgage rates were in the teens in the early 80s.

[–] ch00f@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

Yeah, that's why I brought it up. I always assumed they were high in the 60s too.