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CrispyQ

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21. Rent is $1000 a bedroom in my area. Starter homes are over $300K.

Reply to Marthe48 (Reply #20)

Fri May 10, 2019, 01:19 PM

May 2019

I don't know how young people are doing it.

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Fed's Brainard says income inequality may be hampering U.S. economy [View all] UpInArms May 2019 OP

I've been saying this for 10 years. Nt BootinUp May 2019 #1

Me too, almost as long. Rich park money. Working class spend money. Money in motion fuels economy.nt Bernardo de La Paz May 2019 #4

Money is like blood. If it moves, the body is oxygenated and energized... DemocracyMouse May 2019 #15

I would be profoundly disappointed... PETRUS May 2019 #19

Absolutely. These levels of inequality unsustainable. End peacefully (US 19th c) or 1789/1917. . .nt Bernardo de La Paz May 2019 #22

That's why I suggested a biological metaphor for the circulation of money in the system. DemocracyMouse May 2019 #36

Yes. I thought we might be on the same page. PETRUS May 2019 #40

Ya think? Notice they never try a working class only tax cut. Trickle up economics works and brewens May 2019 #2

Trickle up? It's more like a geyser up! It's money really in motion. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz May 2019 #7

How about raise the minimum wage on a the federal level? Yavin4 May 2019 #18

As Republicons love to say "A rising tide lifts all boats" even though it was JFK who said it. . .nt Bernardo de La Paz May 2019 #23

Well no shit!!! cstanleytech May 2019 #3

NO!!! hatrack May 2019 #5

1...2...3...well duhhh. maddogesq May 2019 #6

They know this not fooled May 2019 #8

gee, there's a lightning bolt ProfessorPlum May 2019 #9

"We all do better when we all do better" - Paul Wellstone William Seger May 2019 #10

Aw. Wish he were still here. Blue_playwright May 2019 #14

it will destroy the economy & the country. nt yaesu May 2019 #11

They love to publish how many millionaires are created... Wounded Bear May 2019 #12

Ya think? BeyondGeography May 2019 #13

Thus based upon this finding, an easy way to pump the economy is to give everyone ... SWBTATTReg May 2019 #16

This is the kind of genius that lands you those big positions at the Fed. Yavin4 May 2019 #17

I don't know how most families are making it Marthe48 May 2019 #20

Rent is $1000 a bedroom in my area. Starter homes are over $300K. CrispyQ May 2019 #21

To start, they likely don't live in your area. House of Roberts May 2019 #24

young folk have it SOOOOO much harder than when I was young Skittles May 2019 #26

It is called inflation at140 May 2019 #28

it is WAY more than inflation Skittles May 2019 #29

It is just too easy to get student loans at140 May 2019 #30

And don't even get me started on healthcare at140 May 2019 #32

I am just curious but Skittles May 2019 #33

Was working full time in a stressful at140 May 2019 #35

makes sense Skittles May 2019 #38

Yes, same here and it seems like there was always enough yonder May 2019 #34

"Take this Job and Ship It" by Byron Dorgan a past senator from ND, I believe. CrispyQ May 2019 #39

I didn't do it on a minimum wage job. I did it with a part time UNION job. CrispyQ May 2019 #37

oh YA THINK??? Skittles May 2019 #25

Economic intelligence. democratisphere May 2019 #27

oh well THERE'S a News Flash! shanny May 2019 #31

I think the appropriate response MurrayDelph May 2019 #41