Agreed entirely. It's not impossible for the media outlets to obliquely admit this (either via articles like the OP or other "wow this economy sucks" style arti

Agreed entirely. It's not impossible for the media outlets to obliquely admit this (either via articles like the OP or other "wow this economy sucks" style articles) but getting an article which synthesizes both the cause and the effect into one package is hard because it's perceived as pessimistic and contrary to the "the US economy is strong" propaganda. People feel that things were better 10 years ago. They were still getting squeezed then, too, but it wasn't nearly as bad as today. I predict that suicide/mental illness rates for people entering their 30s are quite poor right now as well, given the student loan burden and lack of traction regarding jobs or wealth generation.