Quote:My cars are not new, my home is a mobile home, my kids private school is a church school, but it's living within my means. I'm just trying to illustrate the notion that we're all way worse off then those before us isn't really that accurate. The difference is today what was once perceived as luxuries are now perceived as necessities. Heck it wasn't to long ago AC was a luxury........

 

In ways we're better off than those before us, but in ways we're not as well.  Getting a job is no longer as simple as it once was.  Corporate Cronyism is taking over.  The price of housing has skyrocketed.  It's true that Air Conditioning was once a luxury.  As we advance, it should no longer be considered a luxury.  Cars were once a luxury too, but they became a necessity.  Imagine not owning one today.  The same goes for the internet.  Imagine not having access to it.  We should want our future generations to be better off than we were.

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