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Originally Posted by _Q_
I sort of am on the same wavelength. But I also believe that there's something fundamentally wrong with our economy. I believe that our salaries have been artificially deflated and are divorced from reality.
For example, my single mom was able to purchase a newer, but modest 3 bed room home in a premium lake community and purchase a 3 year old sedan while working full time in retail. This was on her own, only 25 years ago.
That exact same home is now worth north of 450k. The fact that 2 professionals would struggle to make a life in my childhood home work is a bit insane.
No, that's not the case. If everyone is rushing out to purchase a $350k home, then that would suddenly push the price of that home up to $512k.
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Can I give my too many degrees causes low pay argument again? Everyone's favorite GirlySports argument.
Plus salary freezes! There are no cost of living freezes!