Median male income since the 80s

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Median male income since the 80s

Post by Kriegsspiel » Sun Aug 25, 2019 8:46 am

https://real-estate-and-urban.blogspot. ... -line.html

Makes the case that median earnings during peak working years have decreased, but this is masked because of the cohort bulge in their peak earning years.
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Re: Median male income since the 80s

Post by WiseOne » Mon Aug 26, 2019 7:58 am

Brilliant. And very true.

I saw a similar argument that the obesity epidemic is largely caused by a population shift. The population on average has aged about 10 years, and the percentage of Hispanics has greatly increased - and they are more prone to being classified as overweight than are Europeans. The average person has indeed gained weight but it's on the order of 8-10 pounds. (What has increased is metabolic syndrome and diabetes, but those are not as strongly linked to obesity as you might think.)
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