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I wonder how much of the "shrinking middle class" is attributable to rising house prices in the desirable areas that these people live.
by dalbasal 10y ago
I wonder how much of the "shrinking middle class" is attributable to rising house prices in the desirable areas that these people live.
- ArkyBeagle 10y agoThe number of desirable places with good wages has declined. We're struggling with this. Dean Baker has at least the start of a theory. His BookTv is here, soon ( it was on air yesterday, so they haven't posted it yet ): https://www.c-span.org/video/?421857-2/dean-baker-discusses-rigged https://www.c-span.org/video/?421857-2/dean-baker-discusses-...
- kqr2 10y agoHis books are freely available online. His latest book is Rigged: How Globalization and the Rules of the Modern Economy Were Structured to Make the Rich Richer http://deanbaker.net/books/rigged.htm http://deanbaker.net/books/rigged.htm