In the comments, some have disagreed with my proposition that BLS statistics are unbelievable because the US is becoming dirtier and shabbier. Dirtier and shabbier is rather subjective, so reasonable people can disagree. Obviously California has become poorer, dirtier, and shabbier, but this is not necessarily indicative of the USA as a whole. Possibly California … Continue reading Poorer, dirtier and shabbier