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Re:U.S. Changes Visa Process for High-Skilled Workers by irrational on Thursday January 31, 2019 @12:52AM (#19042691)
So, it went from one person making $41K to two people making $72K ($36k each)? That doesn't seem like a growth situation.
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Re:U.S. Changes Visa Process for High-Skilled Workers by joshe on Thursday January 31, 2019 @03:07PM (#19048284)
Not quite.

From 1974 (they don't have data before that) to 2000, real mean personal income goes from 32K to 43K. [1], that's for individuals. The graph is useful to look at.

This is complex, for example there are also more single parent / single person households which tends to lower household incomes.

[1] https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/MAPAINUSA672N

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