11-13-2015, 06:30 PM
(11-13-2015, 06:18 PM)Belsnickel Wrote: You act as if I don't consider these things part of the problem, when in fact I do.
Well, it's practically the entire problem. Myself, I don't get why people continue to passionately debate trivial factors and then get defensive when told they're pissing into the wind.
And buying power vs. wages aren't always dramatically different arguments, at least not in the US. But when people talk about buying power, they aren't really looking at REAL buying power. Your parents/grandparents had more buying power, yet they probably didn't have two cars, a big screen tv, a wash and dryer, a computer and a cellphone...or live in as big of a house. Our buying power has stagnated even while our quality of living continues to improve dramatically.
