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

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I didn't assert they were equal. In fact, THAT is my point. You gain a GREAT DEAL MORE from this "necessary expense" today than you did in 1970.

You'll notice that like I have been doing in this thread from the start, I'm not saying there aren't new expenses or that it isn't expensive.

I'm saying that all you whining fricks would shite star shaped Frisbees if I forced you to trade your level of comfort in life TODAY for the level you pine for from 1970

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I fully admit I would not want to live in 1970 because I enjoy my life now. However, I also admit that there is a cost that comes with that. Is it one I am willing to pay for? Yes, but I can also afford it because my household income is high enough that I can. However, many others are basically fricked. These people are going to fall further and further behind.

I don't agree with welfare at all, but you're living in a dream world if you can't see that the modern world is more expensive to live in on a relative basis than previously.