Life Is Better; It Isn’t Better. Which Is It? - New York Times

NYT has an interesting article on the debate over whether we're better off now than we were in the past, despite official numbers that show very little gain in incomes for middle class Americans.

I've long thought there was something wrong with the official figures, which fail to take into account the vastly better quality of life and technological improvements. I'd much rather be here and now than in the supposed glory days of the late 70s.

Life Is Better; It Isn’t Better. Which Is It? - New York Times