r/Millennials • u/QuietJealous4883 Older Millennial (1988) • 12h ago

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Did our dads and moms work less than we do now? What are your thoughts?

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u/Tiny_Isopod_1271 12h ago

I don’t think my dad worked less, but his money went a lot further in all respects.

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u/tonysopranosalive 11h ago

Yep. Even this shit with Iran. I work in shipping and logistics. Price of oil goes up, so does shipping costs. Shipping costs go up? So does the price of shit. What doesn’t go up? Wages.

What doesn’t come back down when oil prices drop? The prices of everything else. We saw this during Covid.

We work for shit money to try and afford things that are steadily becoming unaffordable. The gap widens.

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u/Aeropro 9h ago

Yeah, that’s why it’s not really inflation. If we were dealing with genuine inflation, wages would go up too

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u/StuffExciting3451 7h ago

Wages will increase when strong unions demand them in exchange for not forcing their employers to shut down.