by LoneSnark » Sat 23 Feb 2008, 12:27:40
$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', 'A')nd who is going to acquiesce to this that you know?
Living with less and less every year as the pie grows smaller with each new mouth to feed, clothe, and provide a job for.
In 1990 Americans seemed happy enough with their 1990 living standards. And that is assuming less and less every year would mean reversion back to previous living standards, which it does not. A world with less oil means fewer and fewer vacations to Australia, smaller and smaller cars, but all the fancy electronics we can stand. Seriously, unless the drop is severe every year I doubt people will notice outside of an academic sense.
Nowadays, prosperity is owning an iPhone, not driving a hummer.