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Old 03-17-2022, 02:49 PM   #63
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Originally Posted by FlyingScot View Post
No question that today's teens are under much more pressure than older Americans were. Stagnant wages, increased college tuition, increased real estate costs, increased competitiveness at many colleges, covid, anxiety-inducing social apps...

Except for those who faced the Vietnam draft, or grew up in poverty or an especially difficult home; we had a walk in the park
I think of this often when I compare what I paid at UML vs. what the costs are now—almost quadruple...with wages increasing barely at all.

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