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A comment on California population declines for first time in more than a century. Parent comment

Re:California population declines for first time in more tha... by mattmanser on Saturday May 08, 2021 @05:43AM (#27085493)
$50,000 in 1970 is worth $350,000 in 2021 dollars.

So in reality the house has doubled in price.

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Re:California population declines for first time in more tha... by kubb on Saturday May 08, 2021 @06:29AM (#27085755)
And I guess what we think are great salaries in the tech industry today, were salaries of a postman or a factory worker back then?
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Re:California population declines for first time in more tha... by mattmanser on Saturday May 08, 2021 @09:23AM (#27086908)
A small section of the total workforce has had a massive salary bump due to a severe shortage.

Not sure what that's got to do with anything we're talking about.

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