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Jan 27, 2022
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thecthdox
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Define income. I am uncertain what we are looking at here. Gross? AG? Net?
It appears the data comes from a survey. I would love to know if the survey gave a definition of income.
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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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