Those were simpler times. Not better in every way, no, I'm not going that far. Not perfect, certainly.
But, let's face it. Any honest man, black, white, or Puerto Rican, could find some job in a factory or a store and raise a family on the salary. All medical providers and insurers were non-profit, and almost every job came with a family health care insurance plan. People settled extreme disputes with their fists, and guns were rarely involved. Even the gangsters were more gentlemanly. If they had a beef with you, they just killed you. Now they kill everybody in your house.
And, most amazingly, politicians from both major parties could take breaks from arguing once in a while to pass important legislation that benefited the whole country. They even compromised on big, important issues! Can you imagine?
And Ike and Tina were on the radio. Maybe not every station, but they were on WWRL anyway. Man, I miss the Big-RL. The "Weekend Spooktacular!" Yeah, those were simpler times.
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