Look at the list of things Americans now list as necessities (according to a new poll by Pew Research)

Car 91%
Clothes Washer 90%
Clothes Dryer 83%
Air Conditioning 70%
Microwave 68%
TV 64%
Home Computer 51%
Cell phone 49%
Dishwasher 35%
Cable TV 33%
High speed internet 29%

Me, I think clean clothes and air conditioning are less important than high speed internet, but my wife probably disagrees.

It’s especially interesting to look at how the list has changed since the previous poll in 1996.  Some of these items didn’t even exist back then!

Everything changes, technology keeps advancing, and what used to be luxuries are constantly turning into necessities.