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You are missing the point when you don’t notice that the man on the street is paying for his beer and cigarettes before he pays for the necessities. Priorities are upside down.
Beer and cigarettes were bought by many back when one income supported a family.
Beer and cigarettes were bought by many back when one income supported a family.
You are ignoring the downward pressure on wages when housewives entered the labor market. This was a larger economic reality than illegal immigration could have ever been.
What we are experiencing is competition. American labor got too expensive after ww2 and companies went elsewhere. You have to adapt or you get left behind. That's life.
Yeah, the reality of global trade is that we'll all settle on some middle ground for standard of living...but we're so far above others that reality means Americans have as far to go down as the 3rd world has to go up.
Wake up. Basic necessities are purchased AFTER alcohol, cigarettes, and cable television. That is a major part of the problem.
Good grief. Read man.
Timing is irrelevant(other than the result of just spiraling debt). The average worker can't make enough to provide the basic necessities in a year on a pure dollar amount basis regardless of spending habits is the point.
You are ignoring the downward pressure on wages when housewives entered the labor market. This was a larger economic reality than illegal immigration could have ever been.
So was it the chicken or the egg? Did dual incomes flood the labor market or did economics force families to have dual incomes?
So was it the chicken or the egg? Did dual incomes flood the labor market or did economics force families to have dual incomes?
Short answer (and I have no regrets): the feminist movement.
A great thing, but you can’t add 30% more workers to the labor force without real-world consequences.
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