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> Its more like 10% of those under 40 who have 2.5%, 40% who share 2.4% between them and the other half have enough to pay rent. Well I have read about Centra
by chewz 3y ago
> Its more like 10% of those under 40 who have 2.5%, 40% who share 2.4% between them and the other half have enough to pay rent.
Well I have read about Central Asia in Middle Ages. Wars and diseases have regularly cleared places at the top of the ladder for younger, ambibtious, nomad, immigrant folks. Not happening anymore in the West. Healthcare is too good for old folk...
- fnordpiglet 3y agoExcept people don’t live forever. Is this just an elongating of life and goals achieved younger are now achieved older, but everyone lives longer so as a percentage of life things haven’t changed?
- michaelmrose 3y agoFor a huge portion of the population goals like raising a family and owning a home simply aren't going to happen at all instead they are going to spend 0-30 living in their parents home and 65-80 living in their kids home because they can no longer afford rent once they have to live on social security. Given that education housing and health care have been increasing faster than wages this is presumably this portion is going to expand.
- fnordpiglet 3y agoI would note this is called multigenerational living arrangements and is and has been the norm for almost all the world throughout history, sans a few decades in America.