why did i read a column by bill kristol?
"Now in almost every empirical respect, American lives have in fact gotten better over the last quarter-century." -- can someone explain what he means by this to me in the comments, in slow, clear language befitting an idiot? because i was under the impression from every article i've ever read in my life, basically, that my generation is the first in history to not be doing better than the one prior to it.
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Your generation isn't the first generation in history not to be doing better than its predecessor, but in terms of wealth both relative to the rest of the planet and to an adjusted dollar, you're not doing better than the preceding generation did compared to the generation before them. Otoh, you have the Wii...
http://rodrik.typepad.com/dani_rodriks_weblog/2008/02/mr-kristol-you.html
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