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Old 02-03-2016, 12:20 PM   #3390
peter12
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Interesting statement. Can you explain further?
The collapse in marriage being the main thing, but there are lots of other weird socio-economic phenomenons that have slowly been eroding the social networks of the bottom 20% ever since the 1970s.

What is stranger is that these trends have persisted, even through good times. Stagnant wages in unstable industries certainly remain an important aspect of the discussion though. I don't know exactly where I stand on the minimum wage - certainly small and incremental changes in certain industries don't seem to effect niche employment.
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