Study: Men's earnings shrink

[RamboLiberal]

Source: LA Times

American men in their 30s earn less than their fathers' generation did at the same age, potentially reversing longtime assumptions that each successive generation will be better off than their predecessors, according to a study released Friday.

Family incomes of thirtysomething men have continued to rise in recent decades, but mostly because more of their wives are working, the study's authors said. Yet even with the addition of women's paychecks, the rate of family income growth has slowed.

Taken together with data showing more workers are earning less in comparison with the stratospheric incomes of top earners, the report suggests that a growing number of Americans "believe that the rules of the game are no longer fair," said John E. Morton, director of the Economic Mobility Project at the Pew Charitable Trusts and one of the study's lead authors.

In 2004, the median income for a man in his 30s was $35,010, 12% less than that of men in their 30s in 1974, adjusted for inflation, according to the study, which was based on Census Bureau data. By contrast, thirtysomething men in 1994 earned 5% more than their older counterparts.


Read more: http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-men26may26,0,752934.story?coll=la-home-center

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Wonder when the angry white male dittoheads will get a clue!

[Jed Dilligan]

1. They think they are losing their income

to women, not the ultra-rich. Dumbfucks. (maybe if they could actually have relationships with women they would get their heads straight...)

[David__77]

8. Yikes!

Hey, some of those men are gay, don't be so harsh! :)

[raccoon]

15. To women and to minorities. You said it.

I wonder how much of this is due to the loss of so many manufacturing jobs (read: good jobs) over the last few decades.

[uppityperson]

2. There is no recession and the only reason for this is they just aren't applying themselves.(sarcasm)

People are making less.

[Wilms]

3. How could this be?

A freeper just told me how great the economy has been under Reagen and 2XBush.

It'll be interesting to hear him spew the right-wing counter-attack (be prepared now, I'm sure).

[Bonobo]

4. It's so true, dude. When I first started wearing earrings, they were way bigger!

[Karenina]

5. Unlimited growth is

the "mentality" of a cancer cell.

[David__77]

7. Why do you think unlimited economic growth is bad or not possible?

With the right scientific and technological investment, the bounds of growth are limitlessly flexible.

[Karenina]

11. I'm seeing its wonderful manifestations everywhere I look!

[Arugula Latte]

6. Well, men have been driving the rightwing revolution -- You reap what you sow, GOP guys.

:nopity:

[USA_1]

12. well ...

... the reichwing revolution had just a little help from the hate hags but it's everybody else that is suffering from their evils.

[ellisonz]

9. Goodbye American Dream!

:mad:

[Keefer]

10. At first glance...

I thought the title of this thread was Men's earrings shrink. :7 Sorry.

[zanne]

14. ROFL! nt

[Orsino]

13. Geez. Freudian much? n/t