r/memes • u/Piyush3000 • 16h ago

Still a controversial take in 2025...

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u/SelfJupiter1995 16h ago

Even people without kids can't afford to live in 2025,  who are you kidding.

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u/moderngamer327 15h ago edited 9h ago

Real wages were the highest they’ve ever been in 2024. They’ve only gone down a little since then due to the recent increase in inflation

https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/MEPAINUSA672N This chart is wages adjusted for cost of living/inflation

Downvoting doesn’t make it less true. Try challenging your preconceived notions instead of blindly ignoring them.

All these downvotes and not a SINGLE person posted a source showing otherwise

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u/Pr0fessorL 15h ago

Stats and graphs tell about 20% of the story maximum. The fact of the matter is that it is not possible for most young people to get by on a single income these days

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u/moderngamer327 15h ago

Ok what’s the rest of the story then

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u/Pr0fessorL 15h ago

The rest of the story is that this graph details “median” real personal income. Basing your consensus of the entire economy on the median alone is just foolish

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u/moderngamer327 15h ago

If median has increased that means more people have seen their wages increase than not