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George Jetson had an 17 minute work day with 2 hours a week and could afford a house, a hover car, a robot maid, enough money for his wife to spend the day shopping on top of household needs, enough extra to take care of a dog, and STILL enough leftover to allow elroy to be involved in extracurricular activities and to take the family on a vacation to the moon.
I worked two jobs at 50-60 hours a week and could only afford to rent a 1 bed apartment with almost nothing left over.
I wish I had came of age in that period of post war optimism that inspired that cartoon.
Edit: the Jetson’s takes place in the year 2062, we still have ~38 years or so to ensure our children can achieve that
And then you consider the flintstones crossover episode and realize that we are right on track for that reality
Its just us peasants will be living on the surface in flintstone world
where do you live for your rent being such a huge chunk? D:
At that time it was the state of Minnesota, and I was working as a cook.