> If the modern day poor are living an equivalent life style to the middle class from 50 years ago is that really a problem? It wouldn't be if that were the ca

> If the modern day poor are living an equivalent life style to the middle class from 50 years ago is that really a problem? It wouldn't be if that were the case but it doesn't seem to be. Middle class 50 years ago usually meant raising kids in a house on a single income, something that few can do today. We might have more stuff and more entertainment options, but that's not what matters.