In 1970, the median home cost 2.5x the average annual income.
Today, it’s 6.6x.
That’s not lifestyle inflation.
That’s fiat theft. 🧵👇
Minimum wage in 1971 was $1.60/hr.
Gold was $35/oz.
Work 40 hours = 1.83 ounces of gold.
Today, you earn 0.08 ounces for the same job.
The money didn’t lose value—the system took it from you.
This isn’t just about homes.
It’s everything:
• Wages flat since ’71
• Education and healthcare costs through the roof
• Housing pushed up by monetary premiums
Boomers locked in the gains. Gen Z inherited the bill.