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People never live in today, but in the afterimages from different times in the past. Your friend from college has changed; that little town you visited near Pr
by david927 13y ago
People never live in today, but in the afterimages from different times in the past. Your friend from college has changed; that little town you visited near Prague years ago is quite different now.
The America most people see in their mind is the one of decades ago; it's not the America of today. The America of today is quite poor, with around 40% making below the minimum wage of 1968. While there's still a lot of wealth there, it's heavily concentrated into the hands of a few, as is typical in second-world and third-world countries. And it's difficult to reconcile that image with the one in our minds.
- brianlweiner 13y agoDo you actually believe that 40% of America live in worst conditions than 1968?
- sophacles 13y agoDo you have any evidence to the contrary. Other than TV technology improving? I mean, aside from some consumer goods, what hasn't gone up in price out of proportion with wages?
- jbooth 13y agoThat wasn't what he said, though, was it? If you assume he meant inflation adjusted dollars, what he said was objectively correct. You can draw your own conclusions.