worker productivity and efficiency are at historical highs, so the idea that any one generation is harder working or lazier than another is nonsensical.
what we see as populist rage now is simply the economic degradation of what was considered basic principles of being middle-class: a house, two kids, college. it's not that the workers are lazier, but that the fruits of their labor are very obviously going elsewhere. you're not going to support that with the income from one semi-skilled worker. for that matter, these days it's difficult even with the income from two white-collar professionals!
the costs of all those things have exploded, far beyond the income growth. hell, even cost of medicine is going through the roof.
that's why even the GOP has turned populist in propaganda these days.
what we see as populist rage now is simply the economic degradation of what was considered basic principles of being middle-class: a house, two kids, college. it's not that the workers are lazier, but that the fruits of their labor are very obviously going elsewhere. you're not going to support that with the income from one semi-skilled worker. for that matter, these days it's difficult even with the income from two white-collar professionals!
the costs of all those things have exploded, far beyond the income growth. hell, even cost of medicine is going through the roof.
that's why even the GOP has turned populist in propaganda these days.
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