Been thinking of this a lot. Our country, more or less started to go downhill, I am sure way before that, but I noticed it starting happening in the early 70's. So many things changed at that time. Iron ore mills were shut down unexpectedly, copper mines were more or less destroyed, the gold standard ended, etc. We all remember the good times and how fun and free life was before all this happened. My dad worked in one of those mines to support our family and I will forever remember the sacrifices he made and the day he went to work and it was shut down. Not sure of the significance, but we all, us old folks, know how amazing life was at that time even though there were hardships. Yet, we all survived and our families were happy. Nothing compared to life today.