Americans are so obsessed with the idea of wealth and money, they think money can solve everything.

Family is falling apart, Americans think it's because they don't have enough money. Number one cause of divorce, lack of money. Americans work long hours, neglecting their health and then complain about not having enough money to cover medical bills. Americans teenagers are unruly, and parents think they can solve this issue by spending more time at work making more money. Most parents don't even know their teenagers. They're complete strangers. Idk what happened to this country over the last 30 or so years but I swear most Americans do not value things like family time anymore. They rather work long hours than spend time with family. And the more they work, the more cost goes up. The standard of living isn't getting any better for most Americans. Government keeps printing money and this country is falling apart. It's not even worth living in America anymore.

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Theyitis · 36-40, M

Well you have to work to be able to make enough money to put food on the table, and the problem is that it’s harder to do that now than any time since the Great Depression. Why is it harder now? It’s not because Americans are mostly lazy, productivity has been steadily rising. Problem is wages haven’t gone up to keep up with the cost of living. Basically, thanks to plenty of tax cuts for the rich, the employers are taking a steadily rising share of the fruits of their employees’ work.

And the really sad part is, once you’ve got enough money for your basic needs, to take a real vacation or two each year, and a little extra to protect against unforeseen catastrophes, after that money gives diminishing returns. So all that extra money the rich are making is doing basically nothing to make them any happier, but it sure could do their workers a hell of a lot of good.

Spoiledbrat · F

minimum wage just went up so it's not that. @Theyitis

Theyitis · 36-40, M

@Spoiledbrat The federal minimum wage didn’t. How much did the minimum wage go up to in your state?

Spoiledbrat · F

It went up by $4 an hour. But all it did was cause prices to go up on everything. @Theyitis

Theyitis · 36-40, M

@Spoiledbrat Bullshit, that’s not how it works. Seems like you’re talking out of both sides of your mouth: we raised the minimum wage so the problem is not that the poor are struggling to make ends meet, but then raising the minimum wage didn’t really do anything anyway. What is the minimum wage in your state now? It needs to be at least $15/hour. And don’t get me wrong, raising the minimum wage is a step in the right direction, but it’s not a silver bullet. It’s not, “okay, we raised the minimum wage a measly $4/hour, everyone should be able to make ends meet without working themselves to death now, no more complaining.”

RocktheHouse · M

@Spoiledbrat You're right. In a capitalist system, there's no way to get ahead for some people because prices are set at the equilibrium.

The main reason inflation is happening is because our government continues to print more and more money to pay for social programs, foreign aid spending and wars.