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While this certainly might be interesting today, you glossed over the fact that middle class was earned by a single income in earlier days. Which I think is fa
by the-dude 11y ago
While this certainly might be interesting today, you glossed over the fact that middle class was earned by a single income in earlier days.
Which I think is far more interesting.
- eimai134 11y agoGreat point. We have feminism in part to thank for that. Corporations are thrilled to now get two workers for the price of one.
- rubyfan 11y agoIt'd be interesting to see when this balance tipped on a timeline. There's a lot of factors at play here. I can imagine a time where not everyone in the middle class had an expectation of going to college. I could also imagine a US advantage on skilled labor that would have yielded far better wages which has steadily eroded under globalization. I am also imagining a time when taxes where less burdensome. Probably some other factors at play that I am overlooking as well, still I wonder when the tipping point was 1980s?