40-Year-Olds, How Are You Doing?
We’d like to hear about how the U.S. economy is treating you.
By The New York Times Opinion
March 31, 2020
Are you better off than your parents? Research suggests that many Americans born in 1980 have had a harder time jumping up the economic ladder than the generation before.
The year 1980 also marked a rough turning point in the United States, where income, wealth, job security and economic opportunity began to diverge sharply for the most and least affluent Americans. That means that this current public health and economic crisis is catching them with varied levels of resources to draw on.
We’re working on an article about the financial situations of people born in 1980 as we enter a recession. If you’re turning 40 this year, please tell us what effect the economy has had on you.
Born in 1980? We want to hear from you
How have your financial and professional opportunities compared to those of your parents? How have your expectations about your job security and compensation compared with reality?*
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/31/opinion/inequality-1980-economy.html
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Ask me again when normal life resumes! 
But seeing how they turned out, we think it was worth the effort.
Believe me, though, it was a LOOOOOOONG way from here:
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