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Jan 27, 2022
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Hank Rearden
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Not sure why your response is to my post (mine was supposed to be to in response toBelboz) Unless you think that guy on
Reddit is worthy of admiration, someone who thinks working is likened to slavery.
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Graph showing 'How Much Americans Make'. Median income in 2020 among employed was $43k
Zenoch
All-American
1/27/22 9:49am
It must include part time workers.
Belboz
1/27/22 9:55am
It breaks it down by age. 30+ year old is around $52k.
cougsareforreal
1/27/22 10:02am
yeah, I see that. It must include part time workers.
Belboz
1/27/22 10:11am
No idea what the American Community Survey is but it conflicts w/ Census & Fed
BYU'01
1/27/22 7:27pm
And a lot of Reddit using dog walkers.
Hank Rearden
1/27/22 9:58am
There's a lot of mockery and hatred on CB for people struggling to get by.
ReyOso
1/27/22 10:07am
Um, pretty sure the dog walker is by choice.
Romex
1/27/22 10:08am
"go to college" isn't a magical ritual that leads to riches.
Belboz
1/27/22 10:15am
And if you decide to go to college, please consider ROI. Most degrees are little to no value, yet cost just as much.
Unibro
1/27/22 1:06pm
Universities should be held accountable for this type of thing. Come to college,
Powerbait DPM
1/27/22 4:06pm
I wish I would have been more aware of this when I was in school...
Cougphysio
1/27/22 8:38pm
It was her choice. She leads the Reddit revolt against working a FT job.
Division Bell
1/27/22 10:15am
Not sure why your response is to my post (mine was supposed to be to in response toBelboz) Unless you think that guy on
Hank Rearden
1/27/22 10:27am
I'm not sure who you're talking about specifically?
ReyOso
1/27/22 10:39am
Yes.
cougfanz
1/27/22 11:31am
We do need to get over the myth that college = success. It doesn't, especially with how many journalism and other
Unibro
1/27/22 12:26pm
Link to the hatred posts?
Unibro
1/27/22 1:07pm
It's really disturbing. People throwing a lot of nonsense quick fixes out there
Mitty
1/27/22 1:25pm
I think this is a reference to the Reddit r/AntiWork moderator
reddead
1/27/22 2:05pm
Perhaps the problem is the fact that they're "workers"
Cougarclaw
1/27/22 3:12pm
You’re entitlement is showing.
Powerbait DPM
1/27/22 4:11pm
entitlement is believing you have a right to something.
Cougarclaw
1/27/22 5:15pm
Im Sorry, the sarcasm in my post wasn’t as clear as I thought. It was purely TIC
Powerbait DPM
1/27/22 5:36pm
There are also quite a few on here that are very out of touch with what people
BYUFootballisBack
1/27/22 4:56pm
I get your point, but I also think that people have come to expect too much.
AggieWeekendCougar
1/27/22 11:13pm
I agree. The wants and needs compass is totally out of wack. My wife and I are
Cougphysio
1/28/22 12:09am
One thing that really helped us was creating a personal allowance within our
Powerbait DPM
1/28/22 11:26am
We have "personal funds" so it's guilt free money to do what you want with but
Cougphysio
1/28/22 4:21pm
That will be me in about 18 months. 30 year payment at 3% will be $1500.
Powerbait DPM
1/28/22 4:24pm
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canofpicante
1/28/22 11:16am
Go back 50 years to 1970 median income was $9870
mottman
1/27/22 10:16am
We'd need to dig into the numbers more to know if your conclusion is accurate
Belboz
1/27/22 10:17am
But I'm told smartphones or something make up for all that, so it's ok.
Mitty
1/27/22 1:29pm
Now post the avg cost of a new car and home in 1970. Eye opening
CarolinaCoug
1/27/22 9:56pm
Not a lot of 1970s era cars, technology, medical care, goods & services that are
BYU'01
1/27/22 10:23pm
Where are you getting your estimates of inflation?
BYU'01
1/27/22 10:12pm
I have heard people talk about more women getting into the workforce in the past
crack
1/27/22 10:22am
Progressives tend to push hard on getting women into the work force and
hansel
1/27/22 1:34pm
Is this what I actually make, or what IRS thinks I do?
viper
1/27/22 10:50am
Define income. I am uncertain what we are looking at here. Gross? AG? Net?
thecthdox
1/27/22 3:46pm
this chart is useless. Household income is the statistic that matters.
Mayor of Cougartown
1/27/22 4:56pm
For single adults, household income doesn't measure anything
donnerstag
1/28/22 7:53am
that's not what household income means. They are still one household even
Mayor of Cougartown
1/28/22 12:00pm
I e posted this before. In 1971, Nixon took the US off the gold standard.
Brigham
1/28/22 7:00am
Here you go, this is what we're talking about. All those productivity gains
Mitty
1/28/22 11:23am
Part of the reason/push for crypto
BYUFootballisBack
1/28/22 4:25pm
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