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Posted on 02/03/2026 3:38:26 AM PST by Mount Athos
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That’s the American Dream disappearing right there.
Bush’s, Cliton and Obamanation, all were selected to destroy America.
Offshoring production stole wealth creation from the middle class. Globalism and greed killed the American dream.
Notice this corresponds directly to the rise of FREE TRADE. We need protectionism, stop all immigration and put Americans first.
Decline begins in 1960 and has not stopped since.
I would surmise our lazy approach to education and parenting have something to do with this, among other things. TV and mass media, game playing and leisure as goals invlife. That kind of thing.
You might be be right, but these two factors should be examined separately. Someone who is 30 years old may be neither married nor a homeowner for completely unrelated reasons.
Yup. I bought my one and only home at age 30 in 1980. I was also the only source of income in our family which is another stat that has changed dramatically. I’d like to see a chart on that ... homeowner single source of income families.
Excellent graph 📉 thanks.
It sounds fabricated
1950:
Lower taxes.
Many good factory jobs.
Today:
Higher taxes.
Few good factory jobs.
🙁
Looks fabricated? Remember: This curve describes the percentage of 30-year-old homeowners TIMES the percentage of 30-year-old married couples.
Either curve ("percentage of 30-year-old homeowners" or "percentage of 30-year-old married couples"), by itself, would show a decline during this span of time. But when compounded...
Regards,
Yes, you can study them separately all you want!
But for illustrative purposes, it is indeed quite powerful to portray the compounded impact of these two parameters in this fashion.
Regards,
Taxes in the 1950s were much higher than now.
“Between 1936 and 1963, the top individual income tax rate generally ranged between 80 and 90 percent.[12] In 1964, the top rate was reduced to 77 percent, and it was reduced to 70 percent in 1965. These rate reductions were partially offset by a temporary tax increase from1968 to 1970, which was followed by an effort to limit the top rate on earned income such as wages and commissions to 60 percent in 1971, and 50 percent thereafter. Although the limit was largely ineffective, it did reduce the top marginal tax rate for about one-third of the taxpayers who would have otherwise paid more than 50 percent.[13]”
It looks like 1990 is the real inflection point where it started a much more serious and consistent decline
Yeah, it’s cherry-picking, but even so, it’s not “awesome.” The band Green Day has a song called-“ the American Dream is Killing Me.”
The graph is too short. Home ownership in the 1930’s may well have been below 50%.
My parents bought their first house (and farm) in 1950/51. They were both in their 30’s and had four children. They had been married for 10 years.
In 2020, it was 46.8%.
Same here. I’m the only source of income and have been for 35 years. My wife stayed home with my daughters. Another chart I’d like to see. A Stay at home Mom while Dad brings home the bacon chart.
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