{"id":2147263,"date":"2024-01-12T07:58:02","date_gmt":"2024-01-12T12:58:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/are-intact-airplanes-too-much-for-the-shrinking-middle-class-to-ask-for\/"},"modified":"2024-01-12T08:05:21","modified_gmt":"2024-01-12T13:05:21","slug":"are-intact-airplanes-too-much-for-the-shrinking-middle-class-to-ask-for","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/are-intact-airplanes-too-much-for-the-shrinking-middle-class-to-ask-for\/","title":{"rendered":"Are intact airplanes too expensive for the shrinking middle class"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fare-intact-airplanes-too-much-for-the-shrinking-middle-class-to-ask-for%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2147263&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div class=\"article-content\">\n<blockquote>\n<p>Social media was ablaze \u2064this week following the Claudine Gay incompetence scandal at Harvard, the Boeing 737 MAX airplane scandal at Boeing, and the ongoing \u2063scandal of fanatic, destructive DEI hiring rules at airlines, air traffic control towers, colleges, corporate America, and everywhere else that matters. It got so wild that Elon Musk actually responded\u2062 positively to one of my\u2064 anti-DEI \u2062rants, and \u2063Matt Walsh gave me \u200bcredit \u200bfor my airline tweets on his show. Thanks, guys!<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h2>Decline Is Our Strength<\/h2>\n<p>Flying serves as a perfect metaphor \u200cfor\u200c the\u2064 decline we&#8217;re experiencing. I remember flying home from college, comfortably seated in coach for six\u2063 hours\u200c on a plane piloted by a former Top Gun pilot who resembled Chuck Yeager. He always made an effort\u2063 to find \u200csmooth air\u2063 for us\u200b and would even announce it over the intercom. American Dad Guy was in control, and I felt safe.<\/p>\n<p>I would sit in a\u200d luxurious leather seat, in coach no less, wrapped in a cozy\u2064 fleece blanket and pillow, \u2064enjoying a hot, three-course meal served on \u200ba \u2062tray with real silverware, and topped off with\u2062 dessert. In coach! Grown-ups used to complain bitterly about the free hot meals served on planes. Airplane food jokes\u2064 were a\u2063 staple of comedy routines in \u2062the &#8217;80s\u200c and &#8217;90s.<\/p>\n<p>We truly don&#8217;t appreciate what we \u200chave until it&#8217;s \u2063gone. I now regret rolling my eyes at those coach dinners \u200dof breaded\u2063 chicken cutlets with gravy, mashed potatoes, \u2063and\u200d green beans. \u200dPlease come back! We&#8217;re sorry!<\/p>\n<h2>Goodbye, Middle Class America<\/h2>\n<p>In my \u2064case, the middle-class lifestyle of my childhood wasn&#8217;t replaced by\u200d indigent illegal\u200b immigrants. \u200dIt was replaced by\u200d the super-rich. Those of you born in small towns that later became popular \u200camong hedge \u200cfund managers and A-list celebrities may have similar stories of woe.<\/p>\n<p>I grew up in a quaint little town just north of Santa Monica called Pacific\u2063 Palisades. In the mid-1970s, \u200bit was unfashionable, a vintage backwater frozen in \u2063time. The main street was \u200clined with mom-and-pop\u200c stores, greasy spoons, and old-fashioned clothing\u2064 shops. The hippest caf\u00e9 in town was Baskin Robbins. It was like Mayberry \u200cby\u2062 the Sea. My parents\u200c managed to scrape together a down payment\u200b on\u2063 a 1,300-square-foot, three-bedroom ranch house that cost around $40,000 in the mid-1970s.<\/p>\n<h2>The Great Hollowing Out<\/h2>\n<p>I now live far from the Palisades, in a more affordable suburban area. There&#8217;s a charming local public \u2063library nearby, but \u200bI&#8217;ve only \u2064been \u200bthere once. \u2062On that visit, I encountered three homeless men sitting \u200bat tables, staring into space and at my \u200btoddler daughter. That was \u200dthe end of \u200bour enriching library experience.<\/p>\n<p>Close to the library is a beautiful public elementary school, built a century ago to serve the local children\u200b within walking distance. However, \u2064none of the children\u2064 in my neighborhood attend this school \u200banymore. It&#8217;s rated a six \u2064on \u2063the GreatSchools.org website, and the student body is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-gop-child-care-plan-seeks-subsidy-expansion-for-working-middle-class-parents-what-about-those-sacrificing-to-stay-home\/\" title=\"New GOP Child Care Plan Seeks Subsidy Expansion For Working, Middle-Class Parents. What About Those Sacrificing To Stay Home?\">predominantly low-income<\/a> and Hispanic. While its politics may align with the new regime, it doesn&#8217;t represent the local community at all.<\/p>\n<p>Every time I drive by the school,\u2063 I \u2062see a new mural \u200cor poster on\u200c the fence \u200cwith slogans like &#8220;All Are\u2063 Welcome&#8221; in\u200d multiple languages, along with symbols of BLM, the Earth, and the trans flag. It&#8217;s a clear warning to keep your kids away from this place.<\/p>\n<p>Wholesome children&#8217;s entertainment? I used to go to\u2063 Disneyland every year\u2062 with my family. Now, only \u200cthe wealthy residents of Pacific Palisades \u2063can afford\u200d to\u200c enjoy Disneyland with \u200ctheir transgender\u200b children.<\/p>\n<p>As for my childhood home, when I looked it up on\u200d Zillow, it still looked the same, except\u2062 for the price. It&#8217;s now worth $4.4 million. \u200cThings are so messed up that the black schizophrenic\u200b homeless guy who lived at the\u200d corner bus stop for\u2062 two years was replaced by a white schizophrenic homeless guy. Gentrification comes for\u2062 us all \u2064in the\u200c end.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> What \u2062steps can be\u200b taken\u200c to \u2063rebuild the middle class and create \u2064a more equitable society in Pacific Palisades<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Time. My father \u2063was a middle-class accountant, and my mother\u200c was \u2064a schoolteacher. We\u2064 lived in a modest \u200bhouse, drove a reliable car, and went on family vacations once a year. \u200cLife was simple, but comfortable.<\/p>\n<p>But as the years passed, Pacific\u2063 Palisades transformed into a \u200dplayground for the wealthy.\u2062 The old \u200dshops and diners were \u2064replaced by high-end boutiques and gourmet\u200b restaurants. The houses became grand \u2062mansions with perfectly manicured lawns.\u2063 And \u200dthe people who moved in were not like us.<\/p>\n<p>They were \u2063celebrities, \u2062CEOs, and \u2063billionaires. They had private jets, luxury yachts, and multiple\u200d vacation homes around\u2063 the world. They \u2063lived a life\u2062 of excess and\u2063 extravagance, while we struggled to keep up with rising costs and stagnant wages.<\/p>\n<p>The middle\u2064 class \u200bwas slowly \u200cbeing squeezed \u200cout,\u200c pushed aside by the wealthy elite. Our neighborhoods became unaffordable, our schools overcrowded, and our\u2063 opportunities limited. We watched as our\u2064 friends \u2063and neighbors were forced to \u200dsell their homes and move away,\u200d unable \u2064to\u200c afford the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/proposition-hh-colorado-voters-reject-property-tax-relief-plan\/\" title=\"Proposition HH: Colorado voters reject property tax relief plan\">skyrocketing property taxes<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>And as the\u2062 middle class shrunk, so did the values and \u200cpriorities that once defined our \u200dnation. Hard work, \u200ceducation, and community\u200c were\u2062 replaced by greed, materialism, and individualism. The gap between \u200bthe haves and the have-nots grew \u200cwider, and social\u200d inequality became the new norm.<\/p>\n<h2>America&#8217;s Decline<\/h2>\n<p>The decline of the middle class \u200bis not just a personal tragedy for those of us who have lost our way of\u200d life. It is a collective tragedy for\u2064 our nation. The middle class has always been the backbone of\u200c America, driving innovation, entrepreneurship,\u2064 and\u200c economic growth.<\/p>\n<p>But\u200c without\u2062 a\u200d thriving\u2063 middle class, we risk becoming a \u200csociety divided between \u2062the ultra-rich and the struggling \u2063poor.\u200b We lose\u200d the engine that \u200bfuels \u200bour economy and the sense of shared responsibility that\u200d holds us together as a\u2062 nation.<\/p>\n<p>It is time for us \u200dto recognize the importance of a \u200cstrong and vibrant middle \u2062class. We\u200c must invest in education and job training, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bad-politics-the-swamps-earmark-tab-is-already-about-21-billion\/\" title=\"\u2018Bad Politics\u2019: The Swamp\u2019s Earmark Tab Is Already About  Billion\">provide affordable housing<\/a> and healthcare, and ensure that everyone has\u200d a fair \u2064chance at success.<\/p>\n<p>We need to prioritize the needs and aspirations \u2063of everyday Americans over the interests of the wealthy few. We must rebuild \u200dour communities,\u2063 support small businesses,\u200b and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senate-passes-the-largest-infrastructure-package-in-decades-over-a-dozen-republicans-vote-in-favor\/\" title=\"Senate Passes The Largest Infrastructure Package In Decades, Over A Dozen Republicans Vote In Favor\">create good-paying jobs<\/a> that \u2064provide dignity and\u2064 security.<\/p>\n<p>Only by doing so can we reverse the decline and\u200b ensure a future where everyone has\u2063 the opportunity to achieve their \u200ddreams. The path to greatness \u200blies not in\u2063 the exclusivity of\u2064 the \u200delite, but in\u2063 the inclusivity and strength of a united middle class.<\/p>\n<h2>Conclusion<\/h2>\n<p>The decline of the middle class is not inevitable. It is a\u200c result of policies and choices that prioritize the interests of the wealthy \u2064over the\u2062 needs of everyday Americans. But \u2064if\u200d we come together and demand change, we \u2062can reverse this\u200b trend and\u2064 build a more equitable and prosperous\u200b society.<\/p>\n<p>We must remember the comfort and \u2062security we once had, and fight for a future where everyone \u2063can experience\u2062 the same. It is time to say goodbye to the decline and embrace \u200ba new era of strength and opportunity for \u200call.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Musk&#8217;s tweetstorm about the chaos went viral, sparking intense discussions on social media. The Claudine Gay scandal at Harvard, the Boeing 737 IKEA MAX airplane scandal, and the ongoing DEI hiring rules scandal dominated conversations. From airlines to corporate America, the outrage was palpable, leading to a frenzy of online activity. 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