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Why the American Dream Feels Dead — Corbin Trent on Sky-High Costs, Debt, and Fake Progress
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Corbin Trent argues that every generation is not automatically better off than the last. He walks through housing, healthcare, education, and everyday essentials—showing how many more years of work it now takes to secure them. Official stats say we’re thriving; lived experience says otherwise. Time to scrap feel-good metrics and measure the economy the way families actually live it.
KEY TAKEAWAYS
• Home prices now demand twice the labor hours they did for boomers.
• Median-income figures mask exploding debt loads.
• Inflation stats undercount housing, college, and medical costs.
• Two incomes are the new minimum for a middle-class life.
• “Progress” often equals nicer gadgets, not greater security.
• Honest metrics are the first step toward real solutions.
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