3 ms·
I think your point about women is in itself an oversimplification. Post war era's always see a boom, many men died in the war creating a need, the USA was able
by ldjkfkdsjnv 5y ago
I think your point about women is in itself an oversimplification. Post war era's always see a boom, many men died in the war creating a need, the USA was able to rise because Europe was effectively in ruin, and lastly in the end what happened? Wage debasement and the destruction of the middle class.
What we see now is the result of decades of policy, not just a recent trend.
- stormbrew 5y agoWhat you're saying would make more sense if we were talking about a few years after the war, but the trend I'm referring to continued for decades after the war, well into baby boomers entering the workforce as a massive generational force. And yes, I am literally saying that decades of policy has had an effect on this, and that it's not just a recent issue. Decades of anti-tax policy has created an environment where wage growth is difficult if not impossible for most people, immigrants or not, and decades of anti-immigration policy has helped create a situation where most immigrants aren't in a position to demand fair wages to begin with.