149 "Older American explains “How the middle class was destroyed”. “In 1978, I worked in a steel mill. I was getting paid between $16 and $18 an hour in a steel mill. My house payment was $125 a month. I was doing well. Then we started not putting tariffs on China Steel......" (twitter.com) posted 1 year ago by purkiss80 1 year ago by purkiss80 +149 / -0 21 comments share 21 comments share save hide report block hide replies
When my father was 18 years old, he bought 16 acres of land for $2,000. He built himself two houses on the land and never had a mortgage, as he paid for supplies as he built them.