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This is the result of our society screwing over the middle class and working people in general for many generations. It used to be the average joe could get a f
by hristov 10y ago
This is the result of our society screwing over the middle class and working people in general for many generations. It used to be the average joe could get a factory job after graduating highschool and be able to afford a modest home and start a family on a single person's income.
But now jobs pay badly and housing is expensive. And in the few places with high paying jobs, housing is so expensive that it makes up for it easily.
- nostrebored 10y agoWe have a dearth of skilled workers. Everyone has known that wages for unskilled labor would go down over time for decades. What people were predicting re: shifts in the labor market hasn't happened, and I do think that a large part of this has to do with culture (blue collar workers are looked down upon) and another part has to do with the U.S. not doing enough to encourage people to go into these fields. For instance, Germany's programs to train their unemployed population in skilled labor is ridiculously effective.
- dionidium 10y agoNo, there's something different happening. Cheap housing is the norm in the Midwest (as has been covered elsewhere in this thread), yet kids there are still choosing to stay at home longer.