re: I'm sick of people saying the middle class is worse off than 4 decades ago.

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But the point is, in 1970, you couldn't have the health care you have access to now at any price. Same goes for almost every aspect of daily life.

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So you agree that we are paying more because of what we are getting?

Also...

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Your day care costs what it does because your day care workers love better than their 1970s counterparts too

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So you agree daycare was cheaper (presumably because of less regulation)?

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I wouldn't have a cell phone. Nor would my family. Cable? Nope

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So that's like $80/month in my case.

Your basic argument is that it cost more to live then than now. I haven't heard much to that extent so far. Also you'll notice I excluded vehicles from my expenditures. If you think I am missing something I'd like to hear it.

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to professions. Meh. It's the combination of profession and location.

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But this shouldn't matter if all we changed was time, right? You claimed this was true regardless of geography.