[BurningFrog]

> Let's hope it never gets this bad in the US

It used to be that bad in the US, when it was as poor as Nepal is today.

[cafard]

Actually, it was pretty nasty during periods of US prosperity.: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1948_Donora_smog

[BurningFrog]

GDP per person was $14k in 1948. It's $58k now.

Inflation adjusted, of course.

https://www.multpl.com/us-real-gdp-per-capita/table/by-year

[mikestew]

I wouldn't consider 70s-era Los Angeles "poor" by much of any standard.