In 1980, American families had a median income at $75,672 in today’s currency, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. Three decades on, that average has actually dropped to about $70,784 as of 2021.
That means, not only are millennials and Gen Z paid less than their parents (on a constant currency basis), but due to sky-high inflation, their salaries no longer stretch as far.
https://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/100k-come-life-still-hard-140000314.html
另外，简单算一下，平均每个美国人分担的国债是110K。
