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In most ways the lives of middle class Americans are better than that of their counterparts 30 years. We have an idealized view of what prior generations’ middl
by skepticATX 3y ago
In most ways the lives of middle class Americans are better than that of their counterparts 30 years. We have an idealized view of what prior generations’ middle class looked like.
Home ownership is the one exception. We need to build denser, and we need to build actual communities that are livable without needing to drive 30 minutes to go to the grocery store.
The middle class of today has every right to be infuriated at our housing inaction.
- hasty_pudding 3y agoHealth care, automobile price, groceries, education . we can buy a TV cheaper than ever but anything important has massive inflation
- ryandrake 3y agoYea, well... but besides the costs of health care, automobiles, groceries, education, and homes (I'd also add gas and energy), things are totally better than 30 years ago! In other words, I'd trade lifestyles with my "parents of 30 years ago" any day.
- willis936 3y agoI would not. This is the first time a generation has been able to say this in 400 years. I would much rather have no cell phones or big TVs if it meant I could have a place of my own.
- floxy 3y ago>needing to drive 30 minutes to go to the grocery store. I understand that this is hyperbole, but in this age-of-big-data, is there a way to quantify this? I'd like to see a histogram of miles from nearest grocery store vs. number of homes/apartments.