Demographics: Those born ’57-’64 saw peak earnings by about age 45
Youngest Baby Boomers’ Pay in the US Peaked When They Hit 45 After that, earnings flat lined or even went down. (There is no age discrimination in the U.S.?)
Demographics, Immigration: Immigration seen as economic boost
Immigration now accounts for the majority of U.S. population growth, and will continue or even expand to address the low fertility rate.
Economy: Average household has US$1 million in assets
"the average American household" has a net worth of just over US$1 million. The median net worth is almost $200k.
Demographics, Education: Utah introduces 3-year Bachelor degrees
First U.S. state to adopt a 3-year Bachelor degree program, which is common in much of the world.
Economy: U.S. “top country for millionaires and billionaires”
The number of millionaires and billionaires has risen faster in the past 5 years, partially due to inbound migration of wealthy business people.
Climate: Driving must be made unaffordable
$15 tolls to drive into Manhattan set to start.
Media: Historical Home Prices and home sizes
Fox News publishes a fake news article comparing home prices over time, without mentioning homes are 3x larger than in 1950.
Demographics, Education: 1 in 3 companies are removing college degree requirements for jobs
The use of a college degree to filter out large numbers of job applicants is no longer necessary.
Climate, Economy: The reality of “degrowth”
Why de-growing our economy leads to oblivion and a dystopian future.
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Nation of Idiots
Stupidity
Media failure: The Happiest Country Nonsense
This week I’ve seen many items about “This is why Finland is the world’s happiest country” – and 100% of these stories are wrong. Not one reporter – not one…