Just a generation ago in the United States, our parents could afford homes, cars, college, 2-3 children, annual vacations, and then retire on a middle-class salary. What happened?

u/TonyLiberty · Reddit — r/FluentInFinance · January 27, 2026 at 22:12 · ⬆ 671 pts · 💬 268 comments  | View on Reddit ↗
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