Look at the number of median wage hours of labor it takes to buy things. It has plummeted. I've known poor grad students that could afford huge TVs. The punish

Look at the number of median wage hours of labor it takes to buy things. It has plummeted. I've known poor grad students that could afford huge TVs. The punishment for crime has increased, which few people talk about. Most complain about the drug war rightfully, but lots more people are being sent to jail and being kept there for other offenses. cheaper stuff + stiffer punishments = less crime