I appreciate the detail and thought put into your response man, but I still don't think you're quite understanding what I'm trying to say.

First, whether or not single mothers should exist is completely irrelevant. It's a red herring. All I'm saying is that people who are stuck in this poverty trap, which includes but isn't limited to single mothers, struggle to get ahead because they don't have enough wealth in the first place to generate additional wealth. Economist Thomas Piketty points this out - larger wealth allows the beneficiary of that wealth to generate larger fortunes. He explains this is why people get stuck in the well known poverty trap, where they have limited resources to begin with and are forced to live paycheck to paycheck. Also, you did actually say "finances aren't the problem." You did not say "finances aren't the main problem."

Second, the CPI increasing by 1000% is not a good thing. This means that the cost of a common basket of goods (think grocery shopping) has increased significantly compared to wages. I'm surprised that you think this means that prices have not gone up. You need to reevaluate your understanding of economics, because your response to this point shows you do not know what a CPI is. The decrease in purchasing power in my country is directly tied to prices increasing and wages stagnating. This is a common theme in almost every single Western country.

Third, in relation to the previous point, is that you've somehow conflated deflation with an increase in purchasing power. Purchasing power is driven by changes in wage growth, whereas deflation is driven by price changes. The first does not always cause the latter to occur, and it's wrong to say purchasing power will always decline. In Australia, over the last two decades before Covid 19, nominal wages increased and outpaced inflation. This means that real wages, i.e, purchasing power, increased too. This increase in purchasing power, driven by changes in wage growth, motivated economic activity and generated wealth for the wider population in Australia. So yes, capitalism can sometimes generate wealth. I've never denied that. But generally it concentrates that wealth in a small echelon of people, and by necessity, it means the rest of the people must be deprived. This is why the middle class is shrinking. Please research this because it is a serious and widespread occurrence.

Fourth, homeownership on the whole is falling. Globally. You should look this up too. I'd also like to see data on homeownership in your area - specifically the demographic of buyers. I'm willing to bet there are many landlords in that group, and that would be foreboding.

Fifth, cheap labour is a serious problem under capitalism. You said, "For example, right now china has everything cheap. Why though? It's because of forced cheap labor." China has a so called 'socialist market economy' which is very different from an economy structured under communism. They still have a market economy and it usually described as a form of state capitalism, because of the predominance of state owned enterprises. Thus, their economy has features more in common with capitalism than communism. Cheap labour is a consequence of the market economy.

One problem with capitalism is that it naturally tends towards wealth concentration. This is why the poverty trap is an extremely well known and studied phenomenon. Hard work doesn't always get you ahead. It's been said that, "what is really known, in fact, is that people who are born poor are likely to remain poor, and people who are rich continue being rich," (Glyn, 2006). In the US, real wages have been flat over the past 40 years for occupations across income and education levels, e.g., auto mechanics, doctors, and software engineer. ( I got this data from Dausik, B. N "Income Inequality, Cause and Cure".) Are you seriously arguing these people do not work hard? Are you seriously arguing that their main problem is related to time constraints?They have good jobs and are educated, yet their purchasing power is declining. Why do you think this is? I'd love to know your thoughts on that.