Quote Originally Posted by dwalker460 View Post
This- and lets not forget that houses are built to be much more energy efficient, almost all newer houses have central HVAC, built-in cable/satellite, multi-pane windows... the list goes on. Not sure how old you are but I have lived in old houses where the floor was bowed and slanted due to settling, with no insulation to speak of and single-pane windows. I remember vividly only having heat in specific rooms of the house because it was too expensive to heat them all, and literally closing off some rooms during the winter to conserve heat. I remeber never wanting to be inside any more than necessary because the house had no ac, and hanging clothes on a clothes line to save a little on the utility bill, and a lot of other things that would send current folks over the edge. When I was growing up we had ONE TV for the entire house, and my parents dictated when and what we watched on it.

We are a land of privileged people who believe that they are entitled to whatever they want, whether they earned it or not.

SO WHAT... this still does not address the point I made. The average cost of a house today is significantly MORE today when compared to the average wages earned. Thats a fact jack. You accuse me of nonsequinter and then charge right into your own head on. Project much? Even then all those things you cite are next to meaningless. I could outfit my whole house with TVs for 1/10th the cost in relation to wages of the one TV you grew up on. Thats because technology drops in price. Heck drive around cap hill for a few hours and I could do it for free. The cost of those building supplies back then was just as much. They were just old tech compared to the stuff now.

You old guys are just out of touch and blame everyone for not having to walk uphill both ways to school. I got news for you -todays generation is worse off because of you selfish people before them. The me generation that wanted everything now, well they elected people who gave you tax breaks and put the bill on a credit card.