In 1971 things were looking OK... relatively.

Then Biff, Pow, Zowee, inflation took off...

Wages crept. Let it run Rev, let it run, but they still crept...

Every facet of our lives changed.

It costs a lot to bully little countries, and even corporate high efficiency jails are costly.

The first one is a crime, the second may be part of the problem or the result of the problem.

I think that's a rough outline of how we got here, but as always there's a million other things.