Goodbye Middle Class: Half Of All American Workers Made Less Than $34,248.45 Last Year

Discussion in 'Economics' started by Banjo, Oct 15, 2020.

  1. Banjo

    Banjo

  2. because jeebus!
     
  3. virtusa

    virtusa

    The Western world reached his wealthiest period around 1980-85. After that we went the way down.
     
  4. Overnight

    Overnight


    Because mullets, Rubix Cube, video games and slasher films were all the rage. Best decade, man. :)

     
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  5. Turveyd

    Turveyd

    Start winding up the poor time I see, make them resent the not poor and demand change, Socialism is that change I fear, then everyone is poor.

    "The Great Reset!" it's coming and it's going to suck!!
     
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  6. otctrade

    otctrade

    "The best is yet to come"
     
  7. newwurldmn

    newwurldmn

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  8. themickey

    themickey

    If I recall, 1960's - 1970's were the greatest years. The golden years.
    After that began the fighting in South Africa and Rhodesia, then slow downhill from there.
     
  9. themickey

    themickey

    Then in 1980's women began working in employment so 'to get a bigger house', then RE prices compensated and so began the treadmill of working to pay off housing.
    Prior to that mostly it was one income earners, where dad worked, mum at home.
     
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  10. ZBZB

    ZBZB

    The standard of living for most people in the world is the highest it has ever been. Billions have moved out of abject poverty due to trade. Bad news for Americans whose jobs were lost to somewhere cheaper. Trump has brought back 11,000 of the 63,000 factories lost but is favourite to lose re-election.
     
    #10     Oct 15, 2020