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Green is disposable income, orange is cost of apartment housing: https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-tonEuOE0IXE/WfpBpIzy8rI/AAAAAAAAFBk/PvhThXo1MaYG_BtcN9BkBWgR4bmQC_S
by brtkdotse 3y ago
Green is disposable income, orange is cost of apartment housing:
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- anonporridge 3y agoSo what? Is not disposable income what's left over after you pay your mandatory expenses, like housing? If real disposable income is rising, then people have more access to non necessary resources than they did before. So, they have more wealth, but are having fewer babies, which is the general trend.
- brtkdotse 3y ago> Is not disposable income what's left over after you pay your mandatory expenses, like housing? No, it’s what’s left after taxes, before any actual spending on things like housing occurs. > Gross disposable household income is the amount of money that individuals in the household sector can spend or save after income distribution measures. https://www.ons.gov.uk/economy/regionalaccounts/grossdisposablehouseholdincome https://www.ons.gov.uk/economy/regionalaccounts/grossdisposa...
- anonporridge 3y agoI'm wrong. Thanks for the correction.
- brtkdotse 3y agoNo sweat! First time I’ve read those words on HN, kudos :)
- hotpotamus 3y agoHousing isn't mandatory - the government doesn't put you in jail if you don't pay it; you just get evicted. Disposable income is basically just income minus required taxes.