TL;DR: Americans now need to make $120K a year to afford a typical middle-class life and qualify to purchase a home. Minimum.

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[–] 52 points 2 years ago (8 children)

This happened because people were lulled into voting for the very people who gave their fair share of corporate profits to the rich. Looking at you, Republicans, especially Ronald Reagan.

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  • [–] 37 points 2 years ago (5 children)

    You can argue that Democrats inability to support the working class and unions helped to kill the American dream. “Both sides” are capitalists.

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  • [–] 26 points 2 years ago (4 children)

    Hell, Clinton essentially adapted Reaganism for the Democratic Party.

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  • [–] 4 points 2 years ago (3 children)

    I didn’t expect upvotes. It’s an election year for christ sakes.

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