What did people spend money on during the Depression?
During the Depression, people had money for booze and immorality—the things that degenerate society, such as alcohol, prostitution, and gambling—even though they lacked money for food, shelter, and clothes for their children. They prioritized these vices over basic needs.
Les explains that during the Depression, people had money for the same degenerate things—booze and immorality—while lacking money for food, shelter, and clothes for their kids. He connects this to his earlier observation that anything contributing to society's degeneracy, such as alcohol, prostitution, and gambling, will be bought by people. This illustrates mankind's descent from idolatry into immorality and lower levels.