Furlock Bones said:
CanyonAg77 said:
As a confirmed old fart, I like all the discounts and rebates.
But let's be honest. I don't need them now. I needed them when I was younger and supporting a family.
It's never been harder for young career and family starters than it is now. But let's give the wealthiest class a little extra.
The boomerfare has to stop at some point.
This is just absolute BS. It was plenty hard during the depression and even in years before that. My grandparents were sharecroppers in rural Central Texas until they could finally afford to buy some land in their early 40s. A year later, their house burned. My GF had to quit school, not because he was a hood but because he HAD to go to work and support himself and part of his family. My GM and my dad both finished HS but worked before, during, and well after. Going to college was unthinkable for either one.
In spite of my GF raising cattle when he finally got his land, meat was a delicacy. Meals were often bread, whatever vegis were in season, and 3 or 4 times a week some form of meat. No TV, no phone, little in the way of transportation and forget buying clothes. My GM mended what they wore out.
My parents' standard of living was better but in the 50s and 60s, not by a whole lot. Yeah, they bought houses. SMALL houses that my dad had to do some work on in order for them to get financed. Yeah, houses were cheap, gas was cheap, and utilities weren't that much. But neither were salaries. My dad, a middle manager, didn't make $10K until the early '70s and my mom, a teacher, didn't make that until at least half a decade later. Raising 3 kids on their take home wasn't easy. The side hustle of the day was a second job sacking groceries or maybe tutoring for **** money. There was little to no access to debt and getting a mortgage required giving a whole body's worth of blood.
So yes, it HAS been harder for young "career" and family starters than now. Its just a different kind of hard now. You may not be living large, and you may have to live or work in places you don't want to live or work, but the opportunities are far better today.
