Like many senior citizens, I complain when food products and other type products go up in price.Today is October 26, 2011. What will the following   items and services cost 50 years from today?

Recalled prices when I owned and operated Smith Pharmacy 2518 14th Street,N.W  -

Smith Pharmacy 1959-1968

Active Soda Fountain-Luncheonette retail prices

Coffee, Soda, Ice Cream Cones ,Candy Bars ———–10 cents

“”"”"”"”"”"”"”"”"”"”"”"”"”"”"”"”"”"”"”"”"”"”"”"”2011–average retail

Coffee $2.39 Sodas $1.50, Ice Cream Cones-Baskin Robbins-One Scoop $3.00 including tax, Candy Bars –CVS formerly Peoples today $1.19

Smith’ s Pharmacy fountain milk shakes 25 cents–Hamburgers 15 cents (check

sign price on www.Larryrosen.org blog

Hamburgers 2011 $1.00 up to $5.00

Silver Diner, Rockville Maryland milk shakes $6.00 2011

Smith’s Tuna Sandwich, egg salad sandwiches—25 cents

Tuna Sandwich 2011 $7.00

PRICES ON ABOVE ITEMS IN YEAR 2060 ?????????????????

NO DOUBT YOU WILL HAVE TO USE YOUR CREDIT CARD TO PURCHASE

A CUP OF COFFEE–

APPROXIMATE MINIMUM WAGE 2011 CHAIN DRUG STORE CASHIER $8.00 AN HOUR–

APPROXIMATE MINIMUM WAGE 2060  CHAIN DRUG STORE CASHIER $10.00 AN HOUR

Tuna Melt-with cole slaw-Silver Diner–$8.95 2011

Smith Pharmacy, Chicken ,Veal Cutlet, Hamburger Steak 69 cents with two

vegetables,,lunch or dinner

2011–Chicken,Veal Cutlet, Hamburger Steak wth two vegetables-$7.00 to

$10.00 or more or more

1930′s Sam’s Barber Shop, I paid 25 or 35 cents for a hair cut –boys or men’s

2011 Average Barber Shop Hair Cut for Boys or Men $15.00 plus tip

Women’s hair cut and styling 1960′s $10.00

Women’s hair cut and styling 2011 $20.00 to $40.00