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[–] zurohki@aussie.zone 8 points 2 months ago (2 children) No, in the 90s parents could afford fuel. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] comador@lemmy.world 10 points 2 months ago (1 child) The 1990-1991 recession actually made it difficult for many to afford gas. It was a shitty couple of years. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] arrow74@lemmy.zip 2 points 2 months ago (2 children) TIL, never heard of that recession before. It last about 8 months and seems to be the smallest labeled recession in the past 100 years permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] mojofrododojo@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago it literally gave clinton a cudgel to use against the right just months later - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/It's_the_economy%2C_stupid permalink fedilink source parent [–] comador@lemmy.world 1 point 2 months ago (1 child) Yup, was small, but impactful to many. I was just entering the workforce at the time; minimum wage in the US was I think $3.15/hr, gas had just topped $1.00/gallon for the first time and the cost of living had gone up about 20%. Wasn't fun holding 3 part time jobs and working 60 hours a week to pay for just basic living expenses. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] arrow74@lemmy.zip 2 points 2 months ago (1 child) So basically the modern economy lol. Gas peaked this year around $4.40 when minimum wage is still somehow 7.25. The lowest average rent I could find in any state was $983 a month in West Virginia. So that will take about 135 working hours (pre tax of course) to afford. That's about 3.4 working weeks at minimum wage just to pay rent. After taxes and other expenses that would be like 80 hours a week easy. And yet our leaders say the country is doing just fine. There's no recession. God we are fucked permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] comador@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago Yup. Very close to today's economy. I survived on a diet of Rolled oats, Kielbasa and Top Ramen for almost three years in that timeframe. Rent and auto insurance took 80% of my wages. permalink fedilink source parent [–] GreenKnight23@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago I guess you didn't grow up around cars. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] comador@lemmy.world 10 points 2 months ago (1 child) The 1990-1991 recession actually made it difficult for many to afford gas. It was a shitty couple of years. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] arrow74@lemmy.zip 2 points 2 months ago (2 children) TIL, never heard of that recession before. It last about 8 months and seems to be the smallest labeled recession in the past 100 years permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] mojofrododojo@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago it literally gave clinton a cudgel to use against the right just months later - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/It's_the_economy%2C_stupid permalink fedilink source parent [–] comador@lemmy.world 1 point 2 months ago (1 child) Yup, was small, but impactful to many. I was just entering the workforce at the time; minimum wage in the US was I think $3.15/hr, gas had just topped $1.00/gallon for the first time and the cost of living had gone up about 20%. Wasn't fun holding 3 part time jobs and working 60 hours a week to pay for just basic living expenses. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] arrow74@lemmy.zip 2 points 2 months ago (1 child) So basically the modern economy lol. Gas peaked this year around $4.40 when minimum wage is still somehow 7.25. The lowest average rent I could find in any state was $983 a month in West Virginia. So that will take about 135 working hours (pre tax of course) to afford. That's about 3.4 working weeks at minimum wage just to pay rent. After taxes and other expenses that would be like 80 hours a week easy. And yet our leaders say the country is doing just fine. There's no recession. God we are fucked permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] comador@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago Yup. Very close to today's economy. I survived on a diet of Rolled oats, Kielbasa and Top Ramen for almost three years in that timeframe. Rent and auto insurance took 80% of my wages. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] arrow74@lemmy.zip 2 points 2 months ago (2 children) TIL, never heard of that recession before. It last about 8 months and seems to be the smallest labeled recession in the past 100 years permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] mojofrododojo@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago it literally gave clinton a cudgel to use against the right just months later - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/It's_the_economy%2C_stupid permalink fedilink source parent [–] comador@lemmy.world 1 point 2 months ago (1 child) Yup, was small, but impactful to many. I was just entering the workforce at the time; minimum wage in the US was I think $3.15/hr, gas had just topped $1.00/gallon for the first time and the cost of living had gone up about 20%. Wasn't fun holding 3 part time jobs and working 60 hours a week to pay for just basic living expenses. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] arrow74@lemmy.zip 2 points 2 months ago (1 child) So basically the modern economy lol. Gas peaked this year around $4.40 when minimum wage is still somehow 7.25. The lowest average rent I could find in any state was $983 a month in West Virginia. So that will take about 135 working hours (pre tax of course) to afford. That's about 3.4 working weeks at minimum wage just to pay rent. After taxes and other expenses that would be like 80 hours a week easy. And yet our leaders say the country is doing just fine. There's no recession. God we are fucked permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] comador@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago Yup. Very close to today's economy. I survived on a diet of Rolled oats, Kielbasa and Top Ramen for almost three years in that timeframe. Rent and auto insurance took 80% of my wages. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] mojofrododojo@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago it literally gave clinton a cudgel to use against the right just months later - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/It's_the_economy%2C_stupid permalink fedilink source parent
[–] comador@lemmy.world 1 point 2 months ago (1 child) Yup, was small, but impactful to many. I was just entering the workforce at the time; minimum wage in the US was I think $3.15/hr, gas had just topped $1.00/gallon for the first time and the cost of living had gone up about 20%. Wasn't fun holding 3 part time jobs and working 60 hours a week to pay for just basic living expenses. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] arrow74@lemmy.zip 2 points 2 months ago (1 child) So basically the modern economy lol. Gas peaked this year around $4.40 when minimum wage is still somehow 7.25. The lowest average rent I could find in any state was $983 a month in West Virginia. So that will take about 135 working hours (pre tax of course) to afford. That's about 3.4 working weeks at minimum wage just to pay rent. After taxes and other expenses that would be like 80 hours a week easy. And yet our leaders say the country is doing just fine. There's no recession. God we are fucked permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] comador@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago Yup. Very close to today's economy. I survived on a diet of Rolled oats, Kielbasa and Top Ramen for almost three years in that timeframe. Rent and auto insurance took 80% of my wages. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] arrow74@lemmy.zip 2 points 2 months ago (1 child) So basically the modern economy lol. Gas peaked this year around $4.40 when minimum wage is still somehow 7.25. The lowest average rent I could find in any state was $983 a month in West Virginia. So that will take about 135 working hours (pre tax of course) to afford. That's about 3.4 working weeks at minimum wage just to pay rent. After taxes and other expenses that would be like 80 hours a week easy. And yet our leaders say the country is doing just fine. There's no recession. God we are fucked permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] comador@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago Yup. Very close to today's economy. I survived on a diet of Rolled oats, Kielbasa and Top Ramen for almost three years in that timeframe. Rent and auto insurance took 80% of my wages. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] comador@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago Yup. Very close to today's economy. I survived on a diet of Rolled oats, Kielbasa and Top Ramen for almost three years in that timeframe. Rent and auto insurance took 80% of my wages. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] GreenKnight23@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago I guess you didn't grow up around cars. permalink fedilink source parent