Average salary for the working class in US is currently less m than at the worst part part of the Great Depression when adjusted for inflation.

☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmy.ml · edit-2 1 year ago

Average salary for the working class in US is currently less m than at the worst part part of the Great Depression when adjusted for inflation.

ghostOfRoux();@lemmygrad.ml · 1 year ago

Sharing this to my commie discord. It’s a bit morbid but I always find these comparisons so fascinating.

SomeGuy@lemmygrad.ml · 1 year ago

Where did they get their figure for great depression earnings? When I looked it up the average wage was $821 in 1933. Putting that through the inflation calculator gives $19,418.18.

Average salary for the working class in US is currently less m than at the worst part part of the Great Depression when adjusted for inflation.

Average salary for the working class in US is currently less m than at the worst part part of the Great Depression when adjusted for inflation.

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