In many countries, yes. People in India and China for instance are on average more likely to not be in severe povery and subsistence vs 40 years ago, though western-style modernization has caused it's own problems. However most people are less well off in the US than we were in the 50s-90s. Reagan economics seems to have been 'wait, why are we letting the middle class exist? We could just keep all their money'
bluGill@kbin.social 8 months ago
Most people in the Us are better off than the 50's-90's. They may feel worse off, but that is not an objective measure.
spacecowboy@sh.itjust.works 8 months ago
Are you fucking high?
dylanmorgan@slrpnk.net 8 months ago
Unlikely. Getting high is more often associated with realizing that shit is fucked.
squiblet@kbin.social 8 months ago
When people could afford a decent home on a single job paid minimum wage? Not so sure.
SheeEttin@lemmy.world 8 months ago
If you were white, sure. Less likely otherwise.
squiblet@kbin.social 8 months ago
Okay, fair point that racial equity and access to opportunity has increased significantly in most of the country. Gender equality has come a long way as well, though it’s also a “ha ha you have to work now too and your family is still worse off than it was, good luck with paying for day care”
FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 8 months ago
Which was a huge bullshit injustice which need correcting and hurt a lot of people.
But now we’re at the point where skin color doesn’t matter. Only bank balances matter. And you probably don’t have a high enough one to afford a house.
sin_free_for_00_days@sopuli.xyz 8 months ago
apps.urban.org/…/wealth-inequality-charts/