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re: Can anyone here admit that a lot of hardworking young people are fricked?
Posted on 11/22/25 at 6:45 am to JohnnyKilroy
Posted on 11/22/25 at 6:45 am to JohnnyKilroy
Democrats say, "You're welcome!"
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Posted on 11/22/25 at 6:47 am to _Hurricane_
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Can anyone here admit that a lot of hardworking young people are fricked?
If you find any, yes, technology is taking away jobs. I've said it before on here, I'm glad I'm about to retire and feel bad for what young workers are going to go through.
Posted on 11/22/25 at 6:49 am to GreatLakesTiger24
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carter, clinton
I hear you, but Clinton was like 30+ years ago and Carter was close to 50. Not sure those two are included in today's economic discussion.
Posted on 11/22/25 at 7:01 am to Lonnie Utah
An engineering or accounting degree 20yrs ago, you can easily have multiple job offers. Now not so much.
Posted on 11/22/25 at 7:01 am to JohnnyKilroy
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You grew up in the 80’s
So what? Hammers don’t work in 2025?
Posted on 11/22/25 at 7:08 am to _Hurricane_
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Can anyone here admit that a lot of hardworking young people are fricked?
Young people have the only thing that really matters in life, time. It’s always your most valuable resource.
Posted on 11/22/25 at 7:27 am to _Hurricane_
1970s: a typical house was roughly 2.7–3.3× the typical household’s income.
1980s: it crept up to roughly 3.6–3.8×.
Now: we’re sitting around 5-7x.
The age of a first time home buyer in 2008 was 30 years old. It is now 38 years old.
Rents have gone up inflation adjusted from about $900 a month to about $1,500 a month.
Renting longer at higher prices. This is not the same economy we grew up in.
1980s: it crept up to roughly 3.6–3.8×.
Now: we’re sitting around 5-7x.
The age of a first time home buyer in 2008 was 30 years old. It is now 38 years old.
Rents have gone up inflation adjusted from about $900 a month to about $1,500 a month.
Renting longer at higher prices. This is not the same economy we grew up in.
Posted on 11/22/25 at 7:27 am to _Hurricane_
quote:Everybody was in this position at one time or another. Quit whining and enjoy where you are in life right now.
Now imagine you have no built up wealth, and are just starting out.
I was born nekkid and broke. Now I am a multi-millionaire. You are in the same boat somewhere along your journey in life. Enjoy it.
Posted on 11/22/25 at 7:34 am to Greenside
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1970s: a typical house was roughly 2.7–3.3× the typical household’s income. 1980s: it crept up to roughly 3.6–3.8×. Now: we’re sitting around 5-7x.
What would it cost to build a typical 1970s house today?
Posted on 11/22/25 at 7:34 am to Greenside
House sizes keep going up and up. People love to leave this fact out. Amenities and high end materials as well. Pools, boat ports, etc. Everyone thinks they need and deserve a custom home.
But it’s easier to blame inflation and boomers than to admit you have a spending problem.
But it’s easier to blame inflation and boomers than to admit you have a spending problem.
This post was edited on 11/22/25 at 7:37 am
Posted on 11/22/25 at 7:41 am to GreatLakesTiger24
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even though carter, clinton, obama, and biden ruined the country
Found the idiot.
Posted on 11/22/25 at 7:42 am to _Hurricane_
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Even well established older baws are feeling the strain these days.
I’m not. I live within my means.
Posted on 11/22/25 at 7:44 am to Greenside
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The age of a first time home buyer in 2008 was 30 years old. It is now 38 years old. Rents have gone up inflation adjusted from about $900 a month to about $1,500 a month.
I asked my mom what she made in the mid 80’s as a bank teller. She said $3.50. Their rent was $300.
They could pay their rent just by her minimum wage 40 hours a week check. Maybe a few dollars short after taxes but you get the idea
Can’t be renting a $1500 apartment on $10 and hour anywhere . The math does not add up anymore
Posted on 11/22/25 at 7:44 am to Redbone
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Quit whining
This. The constant bitching and complaining doesn’t change anything. And even if the whole world acknowledges your fiscal challenges, it won’t fix them. Shut up and do the best you can. That’s usually how you get past them.
Posted on 11/22/25 at 7:47 am to Lawyered
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Can’t be renting a $1500 apartment on $10 and hour anywhere . The math does not add up anymore
Fight for 15!!
Posted on 11/22/25 at 7:48 am to Lonnie Utah
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I hear you, but Clinton was like 30+ years ago and Carter was close to 50. Not sure those two are included in today's economic discussion.
Clinton for sure should be. Every President since Carter should be.
Posted on 11/22/25 at 7:53 am to Sus-Scrofa
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lot of people were too young to remember that things weren’t all sunshine and rainbows for their parents when they were starting out and had their first kid. Then things stabilized and got better as their parents progressed in their careers and built things up for their families. Now people think it should be “like their parents or grandparents” had it, but they’re remembering things after their parents had been working at it for a while. They think they should be able to live right away as if they’ve been working at it for a decade plus.
They have history books and comparative analysis and other tools. No one needed to be above 70 years ago to know it was an easier path to success. Furthermore, I’m sure all of us who weren’t alive then have had some real life experience of a multitude of our superiors talking about how they got management jobs straight out of a 4-yr degree with no masters. Meanwhile, entry level asks for 3-years experience these days.
Posted on 11/22/25 at 7:56 am to tigerinthebueche
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This. The constant bitching and complaining doesn’t change anything. And even if the whole world acknowledges your fiscal challenges, it won’t fix them. Shut up and do the best you can. That’s usually how you get past them.
Yeah shut up. Telling someone about a problem never solved a problem…how literally every problem gets solved. Bringing awareness to an issue never changed anything.
What type of dumb shite is this?
Posted on 11/22/25 at 7:58 am to _Hurricane_
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Everyone in YOUR generation could start out like that and make it.
Odd. My 3 kids are killing it and I can promise you I didn't hand them the money to do it.
Posted on 11/22/25 at 8:04 am to Lawyered
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Can’t be renting a $1500 apartment on $10 and hour anywhere
You shouldn't be renting a $1500 apartment when you make $6/hr less than a starting worker at In-N-Out. Or, there is this cool fad Gen X had, called room mates.
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