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If reduced growth is an effect of poor economic conditions like the Great Depression, I wonder if the slide since the 50s correlates to wealth gap

Posted by Max Jan 5 '22, 03:38

or declining household income/share adjusted for inflation.

The trend should probably get even worse over the next 10 years as a reversal of that WWII baby boom spike. Say 1946 + life span of 85 = 2031. ... depending on how many elderly survived COVID.

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There's ample evidence but as a single data point, that guy in Seattle who did the 75k minimum salary experiment reported like a 3x increase in births -- nm - Will Hunting Jan 5, 06:17

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If reduced growth is an effect of poor economic conditions like the Great Depression, I wonder if the slide since the 50s correlates to wealth gap

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