> plus everything else is more expensive too But everything else is definitely not more expensive. If you compare household spend from now to, say, the early 6

> plus everything else is more expensive too But everything else is definitely not more expensive. If you compare household spend from now to, say, the early 60s, most consumer goods are much cheaper on a relative basis, e.g most people spend a heck of a lot less as a percentage of income for things like food, clothing, appliances, etc. It's primarily housing and service costs (education and health care) that have skyrocketed.