数十年間にわたる成長が終わり、現在ほとんどの人は10-15年前よりも使える収入が少なくなっています。しかし、それがなぜなのかをうまく説明できる人は誰もいません。
2000年頃に人々がこれまでで最も裕福になった後、成長を回復するために数多の試みが行われてきたにもかかわらず、先進諸国におけるほとんどの世帯でインフレ率調整後の収入が縮小しました。
同じく、若者に対する見通しはますます暗く、その多くは家を買う為、あるいは貯蓄を増やすべく、高額な教育に見合った仕事を見つけようと必死になっています。
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