nbp160130

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   by nbp160130 7y ago

   I can't find any mention of technical staff having their salary slashed. The only mention of pay cuts is the one the CEO took. Would you mind sharing a source where this is stated?
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   by nbp160130 7y ago

   This is measuring household income, not individual income. Real household income isn't increasing because wages are rising, it's increasing because more people in a household are working.
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   by nbp160130 7y ago

   The "10s of trillions of dollars" estimates you see are for 10 years of projected spending, not for one year.
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   by nbp160130 7y ago

   Again, you're nitpicking. Cars aren't the only form of transportation, and vehicles and loans aren't the only expenses involved. The author advocates looking at categories of expenses rather than single items because it misre
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   by nbp160130 7y ago

   His point isn't that individual items are more expensive. His point is that necessities in broad categories have grown in price faster than the median male worker's income. It can be true that the Dodge Caravan (and all other cars
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   by nbp160130 7y ago

   The author's premise does not hinge of the price of single items. Sure, a Dodge Caravan in 2018 may have a lower inflation-adjusted price than the 1996 model, but the author never claimed that every individual item's price increas
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   by nbp160130 7y ago

   Exactly. We should repeal the minimum wage and the 13th amendment so no corporation should ever have to pay more than what a free market dictates.