That buying power you're talking about in the 70s is largely the buying power of white men. Women largely weren't allowed to have real jobs. Minorities either

That buying power you're talking about in the 70s is largely the buying power of white men. Women largely weren't allowed to have real jobs. Minorities either. What do you think that chart looks like when you include their buying power in the 70s? We've also pulled over a billion people out of abject poverty and food scarcity since then. Out of touch with the lower classes indeed.