On Suburban Consumption

My oh my, Digby is good.

The problem is that middle class American incomes are not even close keeping up with what they need to spend in this kind of cycle and haven't been for more than two decades, while income gains for these super-rich have been stratospheric. That's what's making everyone feel the squeeze: the middle class are working themselves into an early grave and taking on more debt than they can manage not because they are foolishly trying to keep up with Paris Hilton but because they have to in order to hang onto the place in society they already have.
-Digby's Hullabaloo

I know you're supposed to add your own independent content to things if you blog on them, but I honestly feel that commentary on Digby would only dilute her message.

Just go read it. And when you're done, look around your neighborhood and ask yourself how many of our neighbors find themselves in similar circumstances.