>>>> did it in 1968 then any kid should be able to do it in 2018 - the fact that pay is lower and expenses have skyrocketed doesn't seem to mean anything to some people I guess -- ya know NUMBERS.
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>>Pay is lower now than it was in 1968????
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>>In 1968 I could hire a topnotch programmer for $50K. I won't even guess what a programmer of that quality would cost today, if you could find one.
>>In 1968 a good caddy on a golf course got about $20/bag. If you can get one now, you have to pay $100/bag.
>>Have you hired a plumber lately?
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>Aside from the fact there has been 603.4% inflation rate since then you're missing a HUGE part of the picture regarding the cost of living in 1968 vs 2018 - your example is absurd as it ignores all the factors.

Don't know where the 603.4% came from. Every inflation calculator I've seen says that a 1968 dollar had the buying power of $1.18 2018 dollars.
Cost of living is something else. Of course it has increased and one of the largest factors influencing the increase is wages. Look again at my programmer example.