No. This is a myth. Check costs of various expense segments against net salaries and you will see how much certain areas have changed. Insane example: just the

No. This is a myth. Check costs of various expense segments against net salaries and you will see how much certain areas have changed. Insane example: just the average cost of processing the legally required paperwork for partitioning and buying a plot and get all permits to build is higher for me today than it was for my grandfather in 1960 to buy the land and all materials to build a house. As measured in net income - hours of work after taxes. And I'm in a higher income bracket than he was.