| What it cost us in 1982: * Federal minimum wage: $3.35 * Price of a new home: $82,500 * Loaf of bread: 65� * Gallon of milk: $2.19 * Price of a first-class stamp: 20� * Gold per ounce: $350 * Gallon of gas: 91� * New car: $7,983 * Average income: $21,073 * Senior class cruise to the Bahamas per person: $380 * Cordless "Walk-Talk" push-button phone: $99.95 * Zenith Video Recorder: $695 * Ford Mustang, Capri: $5,880 |