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Comment by contagiousflow

5 hours ago

Source for this statistically?

https://equitablegrowth.org/u-s-income-data-for-2024-shows-t...

Bottom 50% is increasing income with the top 10%, it's the middle class that's declining in the last 5 years. This was a quick google search, so I'll ask you to provide a source that's contrary else your comment was purely rhetorical and made in bad faith.

  • Well I would implore you to read your own source. And maybe start hanging around groups that read more

    • With two attacks on my character and a demonstrated lack of reading comprehension later, how much better do you feel?

There is but you have to ignore the lived reality that Americans are struggling to afford healthcare, housing, utilities, education, and food costs all while the ultra wealthy are demanding the public invests trillions into vaporware.

  • maybe the disconnect here is the claim was about 'income' which in isolation of living conditions, perhaps continues to rise and thus by the most narrow and useless definition, the OP is incorrect

    • Things barely increasing after nearly 40+ years of being completely flat isn't the win that poster thinks it is, maybe if you're doped up on neoliberalism it sounds nice but everything else people need to survive are also increasing in costs massively.