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RE: I think the picture is much bigger than that

> I think the real problem is that the middle class is being squeezed out by
> Wall Street. Inflation is there but carefully hidden by the government.
> Productivity has risen by 40% since 1980, but wages have only risen less
> than 10%.

Amen to that sentiment, Charley, I wrote about the shrinking middle class
and its adverse effect on the audio industry back in 2011. See link below.
From that essay: "It was that middle class's combination of disposable
income and increased leisure time that fueled the growth of high-end audio."

John Atkinson
Technical Editor, Stereophile


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