Reply #6: Agree.

[SoCalDem]

The "afterglow" years of WWII have been the only bright spots in our economy (for the masses)..

During WWII, there was low unemployment, BUT that was because all the ablebodied men were "away", and the women who filled many of their jobs did it patriotically and for significantly lower wages.

The baby boom afterwards fueled a production boom, and with the US economy standing alone as world champ, we had no competition from war-ravaged countries around the globe.

As soon as the baby boomers hit the workplace, the back-slide started, and it's only gotten worse as time goes on. It's almost inevitable, since the oligarchs have always liked to keep all the money, and if they control the levers of government (which they have always done), the whole "game" is rigged to keep most of us as far down as possible.

When all the boomers are dead & gone, things might actually improve since the workforce might start to reach a parity with the jobs available, although people will have to accept a much lower standard of living, or revolt for a better one.