>in the 80s
>15k/year
>suffering
PiCk YoUrSeLf uP bY tHe BoOtStRaPs idiot doesn't tell folks the cost of living was so much lower then. The MSRP on a base Mustang in 1986 was just $8,341. Adjusted for inflation, that's $22,310. And that's nothing compared to real estate.