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It is generational. The boomers could afford a house in the suburbs (owned, not rented), a car, and steak for dinner for themselves, a wife, and a couple kids o
by TylerE 3y ago
It is generational. The boomers could afford a house in the suburbs (owned, not rented), a car, and steak for dinner for themselves, a wife, and a couple kids on a factory workers salary.
- dasil003 3y agoSorry, but this mentality is counter-productive and plays right into the hands of oligarchs. Instead of recognizing that wealth and power is increasingly accruing to a smaller and smaller set of uber-wealthy (who pass that wealth on and otherwise rig the game for their offspring), we allow ourselves to be distracted by culture wars and generation wars rather than recognizing it as a smokescreen from the concentration of wealth and power that is driving the bad outcomes.
- jstarfish 3y agoYeah...grandpa could afford a middle-class lifestyle working in the finger-cutting factory. Maybe even making Management one day--with training paid for by the parent company--if he worked hard enough! Jeff Bezos would have you working under the same conditions, pissing in bottles and living in his parking lot. Grandpa's earned wealth isn't why you can't afford a house.