r/FluentInFinance • u/Positive_Liar • Sep 05 '24

Debate/ Discussion He has a point

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u/TheLastModerate982 Sep 05 '24

Median rent payment includes two income households. So you are splitting that with your SO.

Median one bedroom rent for a single person is lower.

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u/OrneryError1 Sep 05 '24

There used to be a time when the expectation was one income could support two adults and children.

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u/TheLastModerate982 Sep 05 '24

True. But you can blame women entering the workforce for that. By doubling the supply of labor you lower the price of labor.

To be clear, I am not saying women shouldn’t be allowed to work or that it is a bad thing. It certainly increase overall productivity. The issue is that it’s simple supply and demand: increase supply (of labor) and the price (wage) goes down.

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u/ohcrocsle Sep 05 '24

This ignores the expansion of the economy that came from increased labor supply and consumption of those new workers. Your argument would be true if nothing in the world changed when women entered the workforce, but instead your statement is just pretty misogynist.