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30. Try 1980's

Reply to edhopper (Original post)

Sat May 10, 2014, 06:53 PM

May 2014

let alone 2000.

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Since 2000 my wages have been stagnant [View all] edhopper May 2014 OP

My wife works in the grocery business gelsdorf May 2014 #1

I'd say you are typical of what's left of the middle class. Lasher May 2014 #2

Great point. In the last 40 years the US has diverged from Europe in terms of the 1%'s take of pampango May 2014 #4

And yet this thread will sink like a stone. Lasher May 2014 #6

That is because people can't connect it nadinbrzezinski May 2014 #8

I've had raises SevenSixtyTwo May 2014 #3

I don't think you are typical at all KentuckyWoman May 2014 #5

Good post - I'd have to agree. n/t myrna minx May 2014 #7

I had a real life discussion with a couple of friends about this just today Fumesucker May 2014 #27

A cartonn of milk htat cost about $1.50 htree or four years ago is now round $3 Armstead May 2014 #9

And canned vegetables... awoke_in_2003 May 2014 #17

Price of comic books karadax May 2014 #39

Most of the books from edhopper May 2014 #40

On healthcare costs edhopper May 2014 #10

Same here A Little Weird May 2014 #11

And the cost increases come at you in all sorts of little ways. dgauss May 2014 #12

Not a necessity, edhopper May 2014 #20

K&R times 1000. nt riderinthestorm May 2014 #13

Husband laid off in 2010 at age 59. Six months LibDemAlways May 2014 #14

I did not include that since I have no college age children edhopper May 2014 #21

No kidding. My tuition at a state LibDemAlways May 2014 #24

I think I paid bout $500 edhopper May 2014 #25

^ nationalize the fed May 2014 #15

The propaganda would have you believe that... Helen Borg May 2014 #16

I don't want to talk about myself too much edhopper May 2014 #22

Mine have declined and all the rest of WhiteTara May 2014 #18

DU Rec for the OP and the conversation and the links. Real People discussing Real Life. Tuesday Afternoon May 2014 #19

sadly, that means you're doing well ... magical thyme May 2014 #23

In the 90s I got edhopper May 2014 #26

Wages were stagnant too abelenkpe May 2014 #28

3 years ago... 3catwoman3 May 2014 #29

Try 1980's HockeyMom May 2014 #30

Seems like sanctions have been placed on workers. We tighten our budget and hope to make it to Thinkingabout May 2014 #31

The 401K as a pension replacement edhopper May 2014 #38

My wages have gone up... GReedDiamond May 2014 #32

k&r n/t RainDog May 2014 #33

Yep. Me too. progressoid May 2014 #34

Our household income is one-half our 2000 level. lumberjack_jeff May 2014 #35

Same here Puzzledtraveller May 2014 #36

I guess my 22 year old nephew is lucky. Jenoch May 2014 #37

Yes, he is. Orrex May 2014 #41