Less wages, harder work, more debt and more expenses?

I know we're in a major depression, but I see hardly any difference between the salaries in the 1980's and now. Sure, the super-rich are getting paid more, but everyone else is being horribly screwed.Am I hallucinating?

I see jobs advertised for $12.00 per hour. That's a hysterical joke. And that is considered a 'good job'. Of course count the health-expenses, iPhone bill, rent, student-loan payment, and you're left with nothing. It seems odd that no one cares about being massively ripped off.

I read somewhere that based on historical projections, the average salary should be $93, 000, but it's $42, 000. This is kind of pathetic. Who stole all the money?

I feel the same way. There isn't much opportunity, and everything pretty much requires debt. Most jobs are minimum-wage, tuition is going up, cost of living is going up, etc.

I feel like everything is just an overpriced scam - college, buying a car, rent, buying a house, etc. All of it nothing but scams.