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81. Those 1950s ranches were tiny and the family had only one car.

People expect a lot more now, and it makes even basic housing impossibly expensive.

Poll most DUers and I'll bet a lot of us grew up in a small house that had one bathroom. I'm a younger boomer and my parents never had more than one car at a time. My dad drove my mom to work.

We didn't have granite counters or huge refrigerators or tons of gadgets.

I know some young people who recently rejected an affordable apartment because it didn't have a pantry!