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Investigative journalism, politics, chart-tastic, sometimes sarcastic. Voted Magazine of the Year, 2017, by the National Association of Magazine Editors.

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    1. Mother Jones‏Verified account @MotherJones 21 May 2017

      Millennials may eat avocado toast but they still spend less of their income on superfluous bullshit than Gen X did http://bit.ly/2rEXLFx pic.twitter.com/Rugy8Pow1u

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    2. Vote November 6th‏ @Brandon2075 21 May 2017
      Replying to @MotherJones

      1980 avrage income was $53K but they spent $65K when everything was SUPER cheap then. I call LIAR on this article!

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    3. Mother Jones‏Verified account @MotherJones 21 May 2017
      Replying to @Brandon2075

      you are reading the chart wrong.

      1 reply 0 retweets 23 likes
    4. Vote November 6th‏ @Brandon2075 21 May 2017
      Replying to @MotherJones

      1973 min $4.03/hr = $22.43 now 2015 min $7.25/hr = $1.30 then No one item decreased in value so how do you expect anyone to live on $1.30?

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      Mother Jones‏Verified account @MotherJones 21 May 2017
      Replying to @Brandon2075

      What? All I was saying was that you weren’t reading the dual axis right.

      9:44 AM - 21 May 2017
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        2. Vote November 6th‏ @Brandon2075 21 May 2017
          Replying to @MotherJones

          All I'm saying is take the pay now & adjusted to 1980 & 91% expenditures with 25% of pay wich would make millennials ALL poverty stricken!

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        3. Vote November 6th‏ @Brandon2075 21 May 2017
          Replying to @Brandon2075 @MotherJones

          Your adjustment math was bass-ackwards

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        4. Kevin‏ @kevinavelar11 21 May 2017
          Replying to @Brandon2075 @MotherJones

          Dude the expenditures line is a percentage

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        5. Vote November 6th‏ @Brandon2075 21 May 2017
          Replying to @kevinavelar11 @MotherJones

          91% then 77% now on frivolous. Pay 2/3 less then or 3× more now & graph holds no meaning. Yes more can be spent if you have more

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        6. Vote November 6th‏ @Brandon2075 21 May 2017
          Replying to @Brandon2075 @kevinavelar11 @MotherJones

          But if millennials got $22.03/hr now that they wouldn't spend 2× more on luxurious items? Or id gen x made $1.30 they'd buy so frivolously?

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        2. cliff riebe‏ @sedimentMatters 21 May 2017
          Replying to @MotherJones @Brandon2075

          But cut off for gen x is 1980. I would suggest you are actually reading the graphic wrong too. Dip in fractional exp includes many gen xers.

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        3. Vote November 6th‏ @Brandon2075 21 May 2017
          Replying to @sedimentMatters @MotherJones

          My point is the math is bass-ackwards when millennials earn 3× less now u can't expect them to spend frivolously or same if gen x made $1.30

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        4. Vote November 6th‏ @Brandon2075 21 May 2017
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          Pluss it implies that the ability to spend $63K when only $53K was earned. No they'd have to do with less also witc negates reasoning

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