Let us not forget as the pendulum swings to the right culturally the shameless transfer of wealth from the working class to the uber rich. These cultural issues keep the majority of Americans divided while they lose purchasing power and every number goes up except our wages (unless you're an entitled fuck who believes they deserve a living wage for flipping burgers, then your wages somehow pace inflation regardless of how long you've been in the workforce).
The left fell for it once. The right is on the same retarded path. Your hate boner for illegals and gays might be comparable to their 2005 hate boner for people from flyover states. It's a fucking trap.
Become skilledd and knowledgeable. Educate yourself in ways that advance your profession. Do not lose sight of your worth relative to your boss, your employer, your acquaintances.
Apologies. Just my two cents. I started at $6.75 an hour working in fast food. I earn less than $30 now doing skilled labor in multiple fields while people younger than me with sociology degrees earn three times as much building nothing permanent. It doesn't make me angry enough to stop building, but it's certainly contributed to my alcoholism.