Originally Posted by Guest

I think it was the late 50's and early 60's. We had it all. A stay at home mom and a middles class working dad. Lot's of minimum wage jobs for 16 year olds and all you needed was a BA to be ahead of the pack. College was dirt cheap.

Why? Because our WW2 allies and enemies were bombed out . We had the factories and good roads and bridges and tunnels/ When they cought up the tables turned. But just like money that is growing due to compound interest the people at the top back then were poor compared to the people at the top now. Money makes money. The opposite is also true.

How can you compete with China when it comes to manufacturing? Workers are willing to live at the worksite and work like slaves.