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[–] [email protected] 50 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (3 children)

Think about it this way. In 1960, minimum wage was $1.00/hour and the average home was $11,000.00 In 1968, when Richard Nixon took office, 'middle class' meant one Union job supporting a family of four. By the time Bush Sr. left office in 1992 "middle class" was two college jobs to support the household.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

This information is relevant to 4% of the people in the world.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 1 month ago

And your comment is relevant to 0.005% of the people in the world.

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