The BEST & WORST of Times in America
This forum post was inspired by Castlepaloma. Starting in the 1980s, America became a tale of two cities. The class divide was starting to be noticeable in the 1980s. The rich were becoming richer w/more opportunities while the poor & middle class saw less opportunities to advance. The 1980s were the era of Wall Street corporatism; also there was the increase of homelessness. The 21st century in America totally exacerbate the class divide. The upper middle & upper classes have it made educationally & socioeconomically. They have the education & skills to obtain, even create jobs while the middling & poor classes are slowly sinking into poverty or worse. The lower classes are becoming the new SLAVE class w/little or no prospect of advancing themselves or their children. Your thoughts?
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