If you live in America in 2026, and you’re not so wealthy as to be absolutely shielded from daily life, you’re probably aware that everything is really expensive now. Gas and milk are both above $4 a gallon. Fresh vegetables are up almost 10 percent over this time last year, even though they will maybe give you explosive diarrhea. The median home in this country now costs almost half a million dollars.  A lot of people — even those with relatively high-paying jobs — are very, very stressed about money. In some ways, our current unaffordable era is starting to evoke the years right a...