For the first time since the 60's, most Americans aren't middle class

[mr. smoke weed]

This is why I live at home. I'm making $50k... mom's makin above that, sister is out of school making like $35k, Pops sending in a couple Gs a month from abroad. Younger brothers working part time.

Stacking up..

Living in WI you should be able to live damn legit on your own making $50k breh.

 

[FAH1223]

Living in WI you should be able to live damn legit on your own making $50k breh.

I live in Maryland, near DC.

I'm stacking and paying off debts.

 

[Broke Wave]

I live in Maryland, near DC.

I'm stacking and paying off debts.

I live in Fort McMurray and work in the Oil Sands

 

[No1]

I work in manufacturing there is not a lack of jobs. There is a large lack of companies willing to pay good wages/even pay above minimum wage.

In the US the past 40ish years there's been too much emphasis on 4 year schools, and not enough on learning a trade--and just working. Also a large part of the problem.

Trade schools are expensive too. Moreover, that's not a good long term plan because with automation you will not have as many options. The reasons companies pay so little wages is because of lack of union density like he said. It's currently at around 10%.

 

[No1]

I live in Maryland, near DC.

I'm stacking and paying off debts.

Trust me, give that shyt a few years and you'll move out because your parents are driving you nuts. Aren't you recently out of school? Just wait.

 

[yeyeye]

My family was lower middle class.

Now I am upper middle class by that definition.

I want to make at least 600k a year before I am 50. I feel like I am making the right moves for that to happen, but I can only hope.

what do you do

 

[Wild self]

Trade schools are expensive too. Moreover, that's not a good long term plan because with automation you will not have as many options. The reasons companies pay so little wages is because of lack of union density like he said. It's currently at around 10%.

Automation will kill off so many jobs, the government will be forced to give a basic income to the hundreds of millions of unemployed people to prevent them.from rioting and to save capitalism itself.

 

[How Sway?]

This is not shocking esp when the avg so called "blue collar worker" is really a retail employee.

 

[Tony D'Amato]

I work in manufacturing there is not a lack of jobs. There is a large lack of companies willing to pay good wages/even pay above minimum wage.

In the US the past 40ish years there's been too much emphasis on 4 year schools, and not enough on learning a trade--and just working. Also a large part of the problem.

Imo, unless u are doing something that requires rare specialization like helping put together a f22 raptor or some other miltitary equipment, manufacturing in america is dead. Or if u just find the rare company that wants to push the made in america agenda and dont mind working and negotiating w/ unions.

The secret Republicans are keeping is that at some point they will go after the minimum wage. Jeb Bush let it slip a few times. Its only a matter of time.

I wish I would have learned to be a gunsmith. I love guns, and handfitted custum guns are in high demand.

Under Donald Trump, income inequality will grow.

 

[TLR Is Mental Poison]

"First of all, it’s important to note that the middle class is shrinking not just because more people are poor but also because more people are rich."

Pure bullshyt.

A falling middle class is in direct correlation with falling union membership and lack of manufacturing jobs.

Breh the data is literally right there.... can u not read numbers

 

[Tony D'Amato]

"First of all, it’s important to note that the middle class is shrinking not just because more people are poor but also because more people are rich."

Pure bullshyt.

A falling middle class is in direct correlation with falling union membership and lack of manufacturing jobs.

Ummm, but the rich crushed unions and politically minimize them every chance they get

 

[CACtain Planet]

Automation will kill off so many jobs, the government will be forced to give a basic income to the hundreds of millions of unemployed people to prevent them.from rioting and to save capitalism itself.

Ive heard about this since 1870

 

[Tony D'Amato]

Ive heard about this since 1870

Proof this c@c is demonic, he's at least 146 yrs old

 

[CACtain Planet]

Proof this c@c is demonic, he's at least 146 yrs old

:trumpmad:

 

[FAH1223]

Trust me, give that shyt a few years and you'll move out because your parents are driving you nuts. Aren't you recently out of school? Just wait.

just finished my masters

My parents are cool, they don't police things like I'm a kid. Plus my pops has been overseas a lot last few. My mom is about to start travelling with him more. My 95 year old grandma was living with us till last year when she passed and that was a huge workload for everyone taking care of her which was another job in itself.

I'll get my own spot when I get hitched (get married brehs ) or in a couple years after the next financial crisis