there should be absolutely no reason why a couple can work at medium wage jobs for 30-40 yrs and come out with a good home, and money in the bank, and vacations....
everything is being made to be out of reach of even people that work hard every single day....
Oh I know that only too well. I've worked hard, very hard, to the detriment of my health in fact, for the past thirty years - and in tech fields too. What have I to show for it? A crumbling house in need of thousands in repairs, no hope of advancement or promotion, no time or money to retrain. My pension is in decline, I have a mortgage that cannot be repaid. I havent had a vacation in ten years, I haven't had a pay rise thats matched inflation in fifteen. I haven't had any pay rise AT ALL in the last seven. Every month I go deeper into debt - and I lead a moderate life. I don't smoke, I don't drink alcohol, I don't do drugs, I don't gamble or even run an automobile. Meanwhile governments pay ever more in Bread and Circuses to a permanent unemployed underclass, and corrupt crony capitalists award themselves massive bonuses every year for providing an awful service.
Oh yeah... the "recovery" is great.