> Nostalgic memes are all over the internet, spreading false messages like this: “Once upon a time, a family could own a home, a car & send their kids to college, all on one income.”
> But it’s just a myth.
> Activists and politicians use it so they can be the ones to “fix” it… with more government. Or socialism.
https://yewtu.be/watch?v=9KJTWmRrneo
Boomer moment
Boomer explains how it's really all that better for "kids these days"
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HarlechMan on scored.co
3 days ago11 points(+0/-0/+11Score on mirror)
This mentality is one you see with people who have loads of disposable income. The cars are better! The houses aren't only 1200 sqft! The grocery store has avocados and two dozen kinds of cheese!
Except nobody can really afford anything. A Ford Falcon station wagon (a family car) would cost $23,000 new. That might get you one of the cheaper Kias now. Except instead of American workers being paid middle class wages, it's koreans. Even those same 1200 sqft houses are going for $200-300k.
Point is it's harder to live cheaply but still live well. You're basically living on hand-me-downs from the debt slaves. A savvy few can get away with it but as more people try to live that way the "cheap" second hand will rise in price as well.
Except nobody can really afford anything. A Ford Falcon station wagon (a family car) would cost $23,000 new. That might get you one of the cheaper Kias now. Except instead of American workers being paid middle class wages, it's koreans. Even those same 1200 sqft houses are going for $200-300k.
Point is it's harder to live cheaply but still live well. You're basically living on hand-me-downs from the debt slaves. A savvy few can get away with it but as more people try to live that way the "cheap" second hand will rise in price as well.