That ship sailed. Here's what working class prospects looked like decades ago: - Stable lifetime employment with a single firm was not unusual. - Plentiful we

That ship sailed. Here's what working class prospects looked like decades ago: - Stable lifetime employment with a single firm was not unusual. - Plentiful well-paying work was available for individuals with a grade school education. - Overtime pay kept work over 40 hours in a week to a minimum and it was considered unusual bordering on pathological to take work home. - Retirement pensions were a common company benefit. - Interests rates on savings routinely beat inflation. - Strong organized labor held even non-unionized employers in check. To summarize: a highschool grad with a modicum of luck could land an entry level job at a firm, work their entire life for that company, and retire without having to worry about eating cat food to pay for medicine.