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Re:The Death of the Middle-Class Musician by pazimzadeh on Sunday June 29, 2025 @05:38PM (#44416658)
> the absolute living standards of all members of society, including the least well off, have never been better

that is completely wrong. purchasing power is at an all time low in real dollar terms

https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/CUUR0000SA0R

> we need to be careful that our obsession to obstruct the rich doesn't leave the masses worse off

we need to be careful that the obsession with being mega rich doesn't leave the masses worse off

you're not proposing anything. you don't even seem to think there's a problem. let me guess, the best thing to do is just keep things the way they are? what are you talking about?

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