half of american households don't have them coli it certs

[MikelArteta]

http://thinkprogress.org/economy/2013/12/04/3017861/american-families-income/

More than half of American households make less than 60k a year.

The report breaks it down even further, noting that 40 percent of families earn $40,000 or less a year and a remarkable 15 percent earn somewhere between $1 and $20,000 a year

And more than 75% of American households earn less than 100k a year

 

[Malta]

Don't forget, our upwards mobility is in the shytter now too.

 

[Wild self]

IT days of crazy money will be numbered. Too many people going to them will only drive down wages.

 

[King Sun]

IT days of crazy money will be numbered. Too many people going to them will only drive down wages.

you would think thats the case but nobody really want to mess with IT like that. I've learned that this is something you got to like doing to last

 

[Wild self]

you would think thats the case but nobody really want to mess with IT like that. I've learned that this is something you got to like doing to last

That is true, if you hate doing some JUST because you want to stay above poverty, you will still fail and drive yourself insane.

 

[Rarely-Wrong Liggins]

These aren't even individuals, these are entire households. A TSA Lead (not even a supervisor) can pull in about that much money in Houston with a few years on the job. Work for the government brehs.

But of course none of this effects our lovely slice of CERTified heaven. The Coli beats the odds

Again

 

[MikelArteta]

The report breaks it down even further, noting that 40 percent of families earn $40,000 or less a year and a remarkable 15 percent earn somewhere between $1 and $20,000 a year

These aren't even individuals, these are entire households. A TSA Lead (not even a supervisor) can pull in about that much money in Houston with a few years on the job. Work for the government brehs.

But of course none of this effects our lovely slice of CERTified heaven. The Coli beats the odds

Again

 

[atlbound]

they forgot to account for what we did with the raw #certlife

 

[Mike Ock]

Wait a minute, how the hell can 2 grown ass adults combined make less than $60k. I'm making a few g's less than that solo. Me and my girl combined make over $100k. No IT Certs though

 

[Rarely-Wrong Liggins]

The report’s findings that many families who aren’t technically below the poverty line struggle to get by isn’t surprising. Making $60,000 a year won’t bring a family economic security, according the Basic Economy Security Tables Index developed by WOW and Washington University. Their calculations find that a two-income, two-child family needs nearly $72,000 a year to feel economically secure without even taking into account such things as saving for college or buying a home.

The concentration of American families at the bottom of the income scale, where they struggle to get by, highlights growing income inequality and stagnating wages over recent decades. Over the last three years, the wealthiest saw incomes grow by 5 percent, but everyone else’s actually dropped. More workers find themselves scraping by as low-wage jobs replace middle class work in the recovery period. And those wages haven’t grown even as workers produce more, as the bottom 60 percent of earners have experienced a “lost decade” of wage growth where it either fell or stayed flat. At the same time, the wealthiest 10 percent of Americans are taking home a record share of income.

Sounds like the perfect time to get rid of the minimum wage, right brehs? It's obvious the corporations will share their largess with the mere plebeians.

 

[Rarely-Wrong Liggins]

Wait a minute, how the hell can 2 grown ass adults combined make less than $60k. I'm making a few g's less than that solo. Me and my girl combined make over $100k. No IT Certs though

You'd be surprised how many people work $10-15 an hour jobs. With wages stagnant and job security shaky at best people aren't able to move up. I was lucky. But the gravy train has stopped for me too. No bonuses or raises in almost three years.

 

[MikelArteta]

Its called sacrifices not everyone eats out or has a car or lives in a nice area.

Wait a minute, how the hell can 2 grown ass adults combined make less than $60k. I'm making a few g's less than that solo. Me and my girl combined make over $100k. No IT Certs though

 

[MikelArteta]

Yup or even making 20 a hour but not full time hours

You'd be surprised how many people work $10-15 an hour jobs. With wages stagnant and job security shaky at best people aren't able to move up. I was lucky. But the gravy train has stopped for me too. No bonuses or raises in almost three years.

 

[Malta]

Wait a minute, how the hell can 2 grown ass adults combined make less than $60k. I'm making a few g's less than that solo. Me and my girl combined make over $100k. No IT Certs though

Don't you live in NYC though? LA/NYC/Chi/Boston/Miami/SF are all outliers when it comes to what happens in the rest of the country.

 

[Mike Ock]

You'd be surprised how many people work $10-15 an hour jobs. With wages stagnant and job security shaky at best people aren't able to move up. I was lucky. But the gravy train has stopped for me too. No bonuses or raises in almost three years.

You know what, I really hadn't thought about wages outside of metropolitan area when regarding wages. A majority of those people probably work retail also, which doesn't pay much. My original comment was pretty naive.