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I always find it interesting to see old movies or read books where characters are eager to get their hands on a sum of money that, today, seems pretty small but back then was huge (and yes, I get that's how money works, but I still find it interesting).
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"$20? You know how many battleships we could buy with that kind of dough?" - characters in a 1940's short story.
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See it's funny because if you read stuff from the 30s you can find writers complaining about cheapskate editors paying them only a hundred bucks for a finished piece and people say the same thing today But back then $100 was $2,000
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