>from 1950 to 2000 where any mediocre person could work hard and be guaranteed a middle-class life. This is a fantasy. I personally know a lot of mediocre har

>from 1950 to 2000 where any mediocre person could work hard and be guaranteed a middle-class life. This is a fantasy. I personally know a lot of mediocre hard working people, mostly baby boomers. None had or have a "guaranteed" middle class lifestyle, and many don't have a middle class lifestyle at all, even now. One moved to a retirement community to "retire" and had to get a job. Another is currently without heat.