Right, it doesn't matter if you have more stuff, more food and more things to do with your increased free time if the balance power (or whatever label you want to throw at it) has shifted the "wrong" way to any degree then the poors are being exploited even worse.
It's no wonder some people always seem angry.
Besides what Beet said regarding healthcare, tuition, housing, etc. it's pretty obvious that food is more expensive now. If you go to the store the price of things like milk has been on an upswing the last 2-3 years, particularly as Ethanol becomes more prominent. Couple that with a corporate culture that discourages
most people from working "just" 40 hours a week and gives minimal vacation time, and it's no wonder that people feel over worked and pissed off. Obviously I probably disagree with a good chunk of the 'remedies' proposed by leftists for that but I don't think anyone can deny that quality of life has declined lately.
