>>781204Yup, housing, education, healthcare, insurance - a whole bunch of service sector and financial sector costs were cheaper back when the economy was more protectionist, Keynesian and geared towards manufacturing. Then the rate of profit collapsed.
If you really think about it, if simply these costs were reduced in the US, the US can have another 1950s style "Golden Age". Because the other costs like water, electricity, food (raw ingredients, not slop), electronics, internet, and various treats are quite cheap relative to wages.