December 1928 Issue [Article] The cost of prosperity Download PDF Adjust Share Are you and I better off than we were? by James Truslow Adams, This article is only available as a PDF to subscribers. Download PDF Tags 1918-1945 20th century Cost and standard of living Economic conditions Luxury Mass production Social classes United States Wealth More from James Truslow Adams The crisis in character Our whispering campaigns The tempo of American life Adjust Share