Americans Embracing Possibility of Living to 100, Many Expecting Over Three Decades of Retirement
Americans Embracing Possibility of Living to 100, Many Expecting Over Three Decades of Retirement
HOUSTON, March 12, 2024--More than half (54%) of Americans say it’s their goal to live to 100, according to a new study from Corebridge Financial and The Longevity Project. Family, friends and new experiences are seen as the top benefits of a very long life, with 72% of respondents citing continued ...
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In this economy?!
The economy is actually some of the best ever we've had. Really good real wage earnings growth
Are you being ironic or just didn't read the report saying it either decreased or didn't change?
From February 2023 to February 2024, real average hourly earnings increased 1.4 percent, seasonally adjusted.
It didn't change much from a month ago, but since 2019 we've made progress
https://home.treasury.gov/news/featured-stories/the-purchasing-power-of-american-households
Earnings up 2.8 percent since 2019
How does this purchasing power increase compare with rent increases and price of groceries and gas?
This is real earnings, which means it's a 2.8% increase above the increase off those costs
Is this a flat average or weighted average? Could say high income non kids couples skew the figures?
This is actually pretty nice then especially since the figures report the biggest increase occurs in the 25th percentile.
I am curious to see how this stacks up compared to historical periods
Lol inflation up 30%
This is real earnings, inflation could be 1000%
It's the increase in earnings above inflation
Sure, buying power increased since 2019 and my uncle owns Nintendo
You can believe right wing propaganda on TikTok, or real data by government agencies
The choice is yours