Our higher salaries are a insufficient to offset the current cost of living, which is growing at a faster rate. Our country is physically large, with a low pop

Our higher salaries are a insufficient to offset the current cost of living, which is growing at a faster rate. Our country is physically large, with a low population density. Unless you are willing to sacrifice significantly (ie. Access to medical care), your are obligated to live near one of our (few!) cities. We sell our natural resources to foreign interests, who automate extraction and pay literally zero tax. The social safety net is significantly below the poverty line, and is stagnant in the face of the increasing cost of living.