RandyForRubio
Well-Known Member
We should do this in a different thread, but you’ll notice I never said it’s only because of bad choices. I never said it was easy. I just don’t think it’s as impossible as you do. And fwiw, if the wage stagnation chart doesn’t include benefits, it’s not worth much as a chart. I didn’t check your chart, but most I’ve seen don’t include benefits.The cost of living has skyrocketed relative to wages over the past several decades. It's particularly bad for home prices relative to wages:
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This chart doesn't even include 2018-2022. Which... yikes.
There's really no arguing that it is objectively harder to provide for a familiy compared to previous generations. The whole "No it's just because people make bad choices and don't want to be held accountable" nonsense sounds like billionaire Republican propoganda.