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The past 30 years have been marked by the Great Recession, rising inequality and stagnant wages. What a surprise that the current young adult generation needs m
by jakelazaroff 7y ago
The past 30 years have been marked by the Great Recession, rising inequality and stagnant wages. What a surprise that the current young adult generation needs more financial help than their forebears!
- refurb 7y agoAs opposed to say the prior generations who lived through the Great Depression, WW2, the decade long stagflation of the 70’s. We like to think we do, but we don’t live in unique times.
- seemssilly 7y agoI would've loved to go to college and buy a home during those time periods. Please don't act like it's the same as nowadays. Sure, there were struggles but the dollar was simply worth much more, education was much cheaper, and a house cost way less than it does now.
- halleonard 7y agoNot to mention healthcare costs!
- refurb 7y agoAssuming you were a male who survived WW2 and didn’t have PTSD.
- journalctl 7y agoThe post-WWII economy boom was the best time to be middle class. When else could you get an education for almost nothing and a house with a single income? Admittedly, we’re reaping what we’ve sown with regards to things like the automobile and suburban sprawl, but overall it used to be way easier to actually survive. Even the Great Depression saw the New Deal. What such hope do we have today? Who’s coming to save us?