Wages
never keep pace with prices - at least not in America.
IMO, gun prices are within reason; in fact, I think we're fortumate that they aren't 50% higher, thanks to all the bottom-feeding lawyers and their bogus lawsuits. At least here in America, we can still buy guns - unlike alot of countries.
Home prices and gas prices are absolutely out of control, though. If I diidn't already own a home, I don't know that I'd be able to buy one. Still, we are fortunate here in America - there are hundreds of millions of prople in this world that sleep on the ground under a piece of cardboard - look at the situation in Darfur.
As they say, "In spite of the high cost of living, it still remains very popular."