When I say “artificial”, I am referring to American economic superiority following victory in WWII. I am definitely not taking about absolute wealth (living wages are stagnating anyway, and think about the quality of things that wealth is able to buy now), I am talking about relative wealth. We are in a much more competitive economic market, especially for jobs. The incentives to build businesses are not there as much as they used to be as massive warehousing conglomerates came to the fore. Automation is about to make matters worse for our wages.
The big issue on wages is illegal immigration (and really, immigration in total).
Sure, wealth has been stagnant to slightly declining in real terms for a good decade or so out of a combination of bad policies—some of which Trump is addressing. But still, you little Millennials had it much cushier than previous generations and are living in a very cushy world, while also tending to fritter it away with your casual work and spending approaches. And again you are voting for the open borders type crap more than any other generations, so there is no reason for you to point the finger upward to your elders on it.
Now, I realize that you are living your life in a thoughtful and careful way, unlike many of your peer group, but I think you really have a warped sense of entitlement that is endemic to your pampered generation.