[Article] The cost of prosperity 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 Close < Previous Issue | View All Issues | Next Issue > December 1928 < Previous Issue | View All Issues | Next Issue > Table of Contents Close