tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-529575095156315075.post4530565531645799746..comments2024-02-09T12:12:37.636-08:00Comments on best minimum wage job a middle aged guy ever had: You make your bet, I'll make mine.Duncan McGearyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02857388833850939721noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-529575095156315075.post-28224887746233960002008-08-17T10:18:00.000-07:002008-08-17T10:18:00.000-07:00"Too many houses, too few people able to sell thei..."Too many houses, too few people able to sell their houses elsewhere to move here, too few well-paying jobs, too high priced."<BR/><BR/>All of these conditions apply virtually everywhere in the country, Dunc. America is in for a long downtown, the result of the slow but steady impoverishment of the middle class -- traditionally the country's economic backbone -- over the past 20-30 years. The housing bubble allowed us to maintain an illusion of prosperity for a while, but that's over.H. Bruce Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14613347512240617956noreply@blogger.com