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wintermute_oregon@lemm.ee 3 months agoFirst, you must understand you are wrong. Most liberals don’t grasp or have self-awareness. They believe that if they repeat a lie enough, it becomes the truth.
I believe there was only a short period in the 1960s or 1970s when the minimum wage was actually livable.
People also tend to overlook the standard of living in the 1970s compared to today. We didn’t have cell phones, we had one car, and we wore hand-me-downs. Having your own bedroom was rare. Homes were much smaller than they are now, and almost all meals were consumed at home. We had a MUCH more simple life back then.
jimbolauski@lemm.ee 3 months ago
Bubba keeps saying I won’t concede when I’m wrong… The evidence is overwhelming I’ll have to concede your point.
The most eye opening thing for me was driving through the appalician mountains in the 90s, every run down trailer had a satellite on it. Consumerism has changed every want into a need.
wintermute_oregon@lemm.ee 3 months ago
Exactly. The government even encourages it as well with free internet and phones. Everything is a need now.