aquascoot wrote on Aug 9
th, 2024 at 6:32pm:
thegreatdivide wrote on Aug 9
th, 2024 at 6:15pm:
they are living pay check to pay check but thats only because their entitlement is so much higher
You are forgetting the reality of homelessness in the US:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homelessness_in_the_United_StatesThe number of homeless people grew in the 1980s, nearly doubling from 1984 to 1987. According to Don Mitchell, this was in part due to the neoliberal reforms of the Reagan presidency, as housing and social service cuts increased and also the economy suffered a recession early in the decade.And since the GFC, the number has sat around 600,000 people, while home ownership rates are falling.
Quote:people in the 70 's brought a house with no carpets or curtains, no floor coverings, no driveway, no gardens, no air con, no ensuite.
they had a small black and white tv (only 1)
they had one family car, no air con in it
they never travelled overses
they may not have even had a phone
they grew and cooked their own veges and they ate chicken as a treat once a fortnight, chocalate only at easter, coca cola only at christmas
they paid no child care
they funded no medicare
they had one pair of joggers and no one had a gym membership
they darned their own clothes
they had no elective surgery
no such thing as a crown or impant at the dentist
When women stayed home and looked after the family - no need for child care, and every woman knew how to economize with food and repaired clothing - and there was only one breadwinner, and the median wage supported an affordable mortgage and food for a family with four kids; since the 80's home ownership rates are falling, and now rents are unaffordable for many.
Quote:a rich man in 1960 had a less luxurious life then a beggar of today
A lie: Detroit was a prosperous manufacturing centre in 1960, with well-paid jobs supporting the
1.8 million population in the city.
But the Arab 70's oil embargo and competition from low wage Asia (with more economical cars) demolished Detroit...even now it's a crime ravaged city of only c.700,000 people with high poverty rate.
aka the first world rust belt.
Quote:and i saw a homeless guy in brisbane the other day who had an eftpos machine so he could take credit card donations
While he slept in a doorway in the CBD?
Quote:people are poor only in their mindset
we live in a world that is so abundant and yet many choose to live in scarcity
Now you are fully exposing the lies of your ignorant 'personal responsibility' ideology, while inequality is once again reaching pre-Great Depression levels in the US.
I already explained the systemic problem: Bezos and Musk and more are hoovering up more of the nation's resources for themselves as the economy turns out more billionaires, while the median wage is stagnant.
Deplorable.
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