In particular, the depression had already sprouted on the American farm and in certain industries. The Hoover term was just months old when the nation sustained the most ruinous business collapse in its history. The stock market crashed in the fall of 1929.
1 Time Warner Cable basic cable is around $14-$18 per month. 2  For the most part, they offer a first tier digital package costing around $50-$60 a month. 3  And their top tier digital cable package is around $100-$120, depending on the region. 4  Cox Cable TV offers limited cable service for around $12-$17 a month.
An FCC study showed that cable prices increased by a compound annual rate of 6.1% from 1995-2013. The average American now pays $64.41 a month for expanded basic cable, the most popular package in the country, compared to just $22 a month in 1995. Of course programming costs have grown over time, helping to push up the price as the number of channels in the cable universe has ballooned, but Americans don't actually watch most of them.