Yep, though there are some on the right, Dewine, Hogan, and Baker who have done well in governing their state of OH, MD, and MA. But there is definitely a slant by party overall.
I thank my grandmother for that, my grandparents never lived beyond their means growing and my grandfather worked for Ford starting in the 70s. For the first few decades the pay was low for a family of 6. But by the late 80s and into the 90s the pay got better and my grandmother was a wiz at investing. By the time my grandfather retired in the early 2000s they were and still are worth a couple million dollars. It can be done even by blue collar families but it takes a lot of lean years early and smart investing while never living beyond your means.
Gross incompetence of the Feds and how this has played out can't be ignored. That is for sure. By the way your 2nd example is what is happening to my mom, she is on reduced hours 20/week.
You bring up a great point with your last paragraph, my dad is making more at home than working right now even after 35 years being a welder for the same shop. This is a bargaining chip that the middle and lower class need to use because in no way shape or form should one make more at home than working. Even in this special circumstance, companies coming out on the other side need to be paying their workers more especially because this isn't going to be any easier when those who aren't working go back to work.
I do agree there. Personally I don't though because being single for a good amount of my life, I know that if something happens to me and I am not prepared, I am ****ed.