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zeroonetwothree on March 19, 2012 | parent | context | favorite | on: Are jobs obsolete?

This is just based on changing definitions of "poor" and "low-income". Wages are still around all-time highs for every quintile.

mcantelon on March 19, 2012 [–]

I'm talking about real wages: the ability to buy food, transportation, and shelter. A few decades ago a lot more people could do this without requiring both spouses work and take on significant debt.

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