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[–] 19991579? ago 

"back when" is the important part in your message!

the federal reserve has reduced the value of the dollar by 95% or more in the past 106 years.

as "inflation" (i.e., their runaway printing machines) reduces the value of what's in your wallet, you will need to find ways to make up for it -- a double income is one such way.

automation is another, hence my career; yet, it should have been unnecessary...

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[–] 19992609? ago 

I'm not talking about 100 years ago. You can still find reasonable ways to rent housing. If it's too expensive where you live, and the jobs aren't there, then you move. That's what people in the past did. How do you think all those people wound up in Detroit?

People are still wasting money at Starbucks and on buying expensive cars and gadgets they don't need. They're also buying more house than they need.

If you can't find a job, make one. Find something you like to do and are good at, and make a job out of it. There are a lot of jobs you can make for yourself that cannot be automated in the foreseeable future.

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[–] 19993851? ago 

i'm not either, it has gotten progressively worse since we went off the gold standard in 1971

you're giving me commands and i'm giving you data