[Christian Engineer Mass]

“We are under the false impression that denominating the same quantity of assets in ever-increasing numbers of fiat currency means that we are getting ‘wealthier’”

But we are better off now than we were 70 years ago wouldn’t you say?

[GourmetDan]

"But we are better off now than we were 70 years ago wouldn’t you say?"

Is materialism your god or are you referring to the fact that we are not currently involved in a world war?

[CowboyJay]

"But we are better off now than we were 70 years ago wouldn’t you say?"

A better question is whether or not we're better off than we were in 1971 when Nixon dropped the gold standard. I'd say the answer is an unqualified 'no' at this point, especially for the bottom 90%.