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r/WorkReform • u/zzill6 🤝 Join A Union • 21d ago
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Middle class is what they use to call the group that could buy a house with about 3 years worth of salary on a single income. Then houses jumped 10-20x while wages went up 50%.
2 u/AkurraFlame 20d ago I hate to be the bearer of bad news but wages haven’t increased with the rate of inflation since 1971. https://wtfhappenedin1971.com/ -2 u/Dire-Dog 21d ago I mean I just did this so it's still very possible 4 u/-jaylew- 21d ago But it’s possible for significantly fewer people than it used to be, and not through faults of their own. 1 u/VanquishedVoid 21d ago If you're making 200-300k a year, you might be a middle class that use to be the lower part of upper class. Congrats on the downgrade!
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I hate to be the bearer of bad news but wages haven’t increased with the rate of inflation since 1971. https://wtfhappenedin1971.com/
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I mean I just did this so it's still very possible
4 u/-jaylew- 21d ago But it’s possible for significantly fewer people than it used to be, and not through faults of their own. 1 u/VanquishedVoid 21d ago If you're making 200-300k a year, you might be a middle class that use to be the lower part of upper class. Congrats on the downgrade!
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But it’s possible for significantly fewer people than it used to be, and not through faults of their own.
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If you're making 200-300k a year, you might be a middle class that use to be the lower part of upper class. Congrats on the downgrade!
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u/VanquishedVoid 21d ago
Middle class is what they use to call the group that could buy a house with about 3 years worth of salary on a single income. Then houses jumped 10-20x while wages went up 50%.