The median wage was $27,519 in 2012, at the lowest level since 1998. That means half of all workers made made less (than that).
Holy Fucking ShitBalls: Forty Percent Of Workers Made Less Than $20,000 Last Year
Wider Opportunities for Women has estimated that a two-income family with two children needs to bring in nearly $72,000 a year to simply reach economic security.
(via teamsternation)
Even the WSJ acknowledges that real wages are going down. We’re asking more people to get by on less. Somehow, pushing more Americans into poverty has not fixed the economy.
(via thebicker)
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