"I feel the need to explain something to the generation that does not remember, or never saw, a world where one person with a high school education could support a family of 5 comfortably.
"This was real. For millions of US families. It was *normal.*
"It was stolen from you."
@IAmDannyBoling I do get nostalgic sometimes for the family wage, I'm not gonna lie. My dad earned one and supported us quite nicely, though my mom did work too and socked away enough money that none of us kids had to take out a dime in college loans.
But then I remember the people who earned that family wage were almost exclusively white and male and I get less nostalgic. In very real ways the family wage epitomized a certain stage of patriarchy.
Danny Boling ☮️
Andy Daitsman