The wealth gap in America is getting insane—are we heading back to the Middle Ages?

Honestly, I don't care about what happens over there, but if this is how things are going to be in America, then we’re basically stuck in the Dark Ages. Is that really where we're headed? Or are we just regressing back to those outdated 19th-century social structures, where even the hardest-working laborers and blue-collar folks are treated like beggars just praying for a paycheck?

Ashley Gonzalez12 said:Honestly, I don't care about what happens over there, but if this is how things are going to be in America, then we’re basically stuck in the Dark Ages. Is that really where we're headed? Or are we just regressing back to those outdated 19th-century social structures, where even the hardest-working laborers and blue-collar folks are treated like beggars just praying for a paycheck?

Man, you guys are leaning way too hard on stereotypes when you talk about the real America and the 19th century.

It’s really just a mountain of unsubstantiated claims without a single shred of concrete data to back them up.

On a different note, regarding the shrinking middle class—why exactly would that be such a disaster if the remaining middle tier is actually becoming more affluent?
Take the US, for example.

Only some guy using Reagan as his avatar could possibly attempt to pass off the current state of affairs in America as anything resembling good.

nimbleharbor10 said:Only some guy using Reagan as his avatar could possibly attempt to pass off the current state of affairs in America as anything resembling good.

I realize you might find North Korea to be an ideal alternative, but I don't have any charts to support that view.
But honestly, just admit you didn't quite grasp what the graph was showing; it's certainly not something you can just digest at a glance without some thought!

rustywalker32 said:I realize you might find North Korea to be an ideal alternative, but I don't have any charts to support that view.
But honestly, just admit you didn't quite grasp what the graph was showing; it's certainly not something you can just digest at a glance without some thought!

Actually, that "high-brow" stuff is strictly for the gentlemen
who spend their days sketching out charts
whenever they feel like messing around☕

but honestly, the naive folks are the ones who actually buy into those graphs 😁