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To: reed13k
the median earnings of a man working full-time in 1973 was $53,294 — measured in 2014 dollars — while the median income for a man working full-time in 2014 was $50,383.
21 posted on 06/13/2016 12:27:04 PM PDT by Toddsterpatriot ("Telling the government to lower trade barriers to zero...is government interference" central_va)
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To: Toddsterpatriot

That is wage income. When one adds in interest into the equation, the drop is even more dynamic. That is why seniors are having such a difficult time of it. Anyone who saved money figuring they would live partly off interest has gotten destroyed.


22 posted on 06/13/2016 12:41:40 PM PDT by Mouton (The insurrection laws maintain the status quo now.)
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To: Toddsterpatriot

Thanks - missed it in the body.


34 posted on 06/13/2016 2:03:40 PM PDT by reed13k
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