The “16% mortgage rate” argument is a textbook example of historical distortion through omission. Let’s break the illusion:
Yes, rates were 16% in 1981 - for a few quarters.
But the median home price was $70K.
And median income was about $21K.
That’s a 3.3x price-to-income ratio, even at peak rates.
Today? Median home price is ~$430K. Median income ~$60K.
That’s 7.2x price-to-income - more than double the burden.
Even with lower interest rates today,
the actual monthly cost of housing is higher, and the duration of debt slavery is longer.
And that’s before we account for:
•No student debt in 1981
•Single-income households buying homes
•Employer-provided pensions
•Healthcare tied to stable employment
•No gig economy, no $1,200 rent for a 300 sq ft box
Now let’s address Vietnam. Yes, war is horrific. But here’s the trap:
Using selective trauma to deny systemic decay is a diversion tactic.
You can’t compare mandatory conscription with
an entire generation locked out of asset ownership forever.
This isn’t about “who had it worse”
It’s about who inherited a functioning system
and who inherited a collapsing simulation.
Stop pretending the current generation is soft.
They’re resilient inside a rigged structure
where every ladder has been pulled up
and every escape hatch monetized.
You want honesty? Here it is:
Past generations struggled to survive.
Ours struggles to belong in a world they no longer own.
That’s the difference. And that’s the whole point.
Michigan's new "red flag" law has now been used to take the guns of the parents of children who made threats with no due process.
You read that correctly. Children, many times elementary school age, make what the state deems a threat then armed agents of the State show up at their house and forcibly confiscate the guns owned by the parents without trial.
"Cops would never enforce unconstitutional laws" -fools
#Michigan #PoliceState #cops #government
To buffalo news channel @WKBW & WIVB. In your coverage you highlight @AngryCops “rocky past” fair. But why dont you also cover the past of @Buffal_Schools? That also seems relevant no?
They have had elementary school principals placed on leave for accusation of physical and sexual abuse.
https://t.co/mourCUcO4N
They have had longtime high school principals accused of the same
https://t.co/vZ6mHd7G7k
They have had multiple teachers accused and convicted of the same
https://t.co/49OJfgasgX
https://t.co/BrgIAHo77V
They have had teachers charged and plead guilty for endangering kids
https://t.co/HIJfXfc89K
They have had teachers trafficking drugs to kids.
https://t.co/HIJfXfc89K
Recently a teacher give kids THC edibles landing them in the hospital.
https://t.co/abi0VM9NXw
Why don’t you be an unbias journalist and give the school district the same scrutiny?
Wow. From yesterday’s WSJ. This is not exactly how I would analyze the issue but it shows the academic consensus on birthright citizenship is more fragile than many believe.
I am once again calling for restoring the Civilian Marksmanship Program to its former glory.
Little Susy should be able to buy a heavily discounted surplus M4 and be trained by an Army Marksmanship Instructor for free.
If you work for the Dept. of Education and are posting on Twitter about how angry you are about losing your job, please realize only 27% of school-aged children between 4th and 12th grade will be able to read it.