July 2018 Median Household Income in the U.S.

Re:July 2018 Median Household Income in the U.S. by rory096 on Sunday October 07, 2018 @11:02AM (#18160887)

I think it's overstating the case to say there's "no there there" in income stagnation - other and more recent data point to alarming trends in total individual compensation and in overall inequality. But it's important to take into account the flaws in certain metrics we use.

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Re:July 2018 Median Household Income in the U.S. by rayiner on Sunday October 07, 2018 @11:12AM (#18160939)

I’m not suggesting there is no “there there.” Just that here is this basic shibboleth, trotted out multiple times a week by the media, that’s just not true. Does it mean everything is fine? No. Does it suggest that we’re living with the mixed results of various well intentioned policies, rather than the outcome of actual cartoon villany? I think so.

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Re:July 2018 Median Household Income in the U.S. by rory096 on Sunday October 07, 2018 @05:54PM (#18162832)

Agreed. Didn't mean to suggest that's what you were saying, just to address the general point.

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