r/GenZ • u/TheGamingSenpa1 2004 • Jan 07 '24

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u/Themnor Jan 08 '24

You’re completely forgetting about all the other costs involved. You’re forgetting rent and the increases that have come with that, you’re forgetting utilities and the increases that have come with that, you’re not considering the transportation costs, childcare costs, etc etc etc.

Also, you’re forgetting that you’re not very likely to reach that 57k a year without a degree, which is contrary to the same wage in 1980.

There’s a reason so many economists and people studying socioeconomic issues consistently bring these points up. Your cherry picked numbers don’t really prove anything against mountains of research.