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Re:For first time since 1880s, more young Americans live wit... by toomuchtodo on Tuesday May 24, 2016 @06:30PM (#11766051)
I'd give up current times to go back to the 50s-70s where you could comfortably live on one income in the suburbs.

I don't much care for safer cars, longer life expectancy, instant world wide communications compared to the freedom of living a much better life during one of the most prosperous times in US history. Quality of life experiences feels like it was much better before the 21st century race to the bottom. What's the point of living "better" if you're going to be chained to a desk or job for 50-60 years, or constantly have to retrain decade after decade?

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Re:For first time since 1880s, more young Americans live wit... by gozur88 on Tuesday May 24, 2016 @09:34PM (#11767064)
>I'd give up current times to go back to the 50s-70s where you could comfortably live on one income in the suburbs.

You can still do that if you're willing to make sacrifices. A colleague of mine gets by on one income - I don't know what he makes now, but he started at $35k about five years ago. And this is in the SF bay area.

When you do the math having both spouses working doesn't increase your standard of living very much because of taxes and child care.

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Re:For first time since 1880s, more young Americans live wit... by flubert on Tuesday May 24, 2016 @07:04PM (#11766293)
>where you could comfortably live on one income in the suburbs.

Does anyone have statistics on how many "traditional" single-income households there are in the U.S.? I live with my wife and four kids (home schooled) in a fairly large house, with a single income under that is apparently under the starting salaries for newly minted software-engineering graduates in the big urban areas.

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Re:For first time since 1880s, more young Americans live wit... by toomuchtodo on Tuesday May 24, 2016 @07:06PM (#11766309)
http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2015/06/18/5-facts-abou...
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Re:For first time since 1880s, more young Americans live wit... by e12e on Wednesday May 25, 2016 @04:07AM (#11768343)
You might enjoy watching: "The Black Power Mixtape 1967-1975": http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1592527/

It provide an interesting view on the late 60s to mid 70s in the US.

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Re:For first time since 1880s, more young Americans live wit... by GFK_of_xmaspast on Tuesday May 24, 2016 @06:39PM (#11766123)
On the other hand, the lives of people who are non-white, non-male, non-straight, or any combination thereof.
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