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Originally Posted by Mr. V
And yet...things weren't ALWAYS this way. Growing up as a boomer i don't recall my folks complaining the way people do now: what changed?
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Two things are striking - health care and housing costs. Both, for whatever reason, take up a significantly larger percent of my salary than my parents' salary. And, over the past 30 years or so, both property tax and health care costs have grown at a higher rate than my salary. Same is true of cars. My first good, dependable used car back in the mid 80's cost less of a percentage of my part time job than what my kids are looking at today.
That said, health care covers more, cars have more safety features and computerized components, and houses have grown in size.