cybicle t1_j4wzo8f wrote
Reply to comment by 40for60 in The Number of Hours You'd Have to Work at a Minimum Wage Job to Afford a Year of Tuition in Each State by SandyBeaches2016
Yeah, because domestic flights and international phone calls are major expenses for most US citizens.
By the way, your first link point to a chart which shows that "Total food budget share increased from 9.4 percent of disposable income to 10.3 percent in 2021"
40for60 t1_j4x30wv wrote
and yet food is still 50% cheaper, what is your point?
cybicle t1_j4x9uli wrote
You can whattabout all day long. The big picture is that, overall, wages vs purchasing power hasn't increased.
40for60 t1_j4xcw2c wrote
did i ever claim it did? you're so angry that you make shit up in your head. How are you any different then the MAGA morons about masks?
cybicle t1_j4xk0pz wrote
> other costs where higher in the past though, housing , food, communication, transportation everything else was more expensive.
You implied things were less affordable in the past, but when compared to typical wages in the past, that isn't true.
40for60 t1_j4xlrv9 wrote
prove it,
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