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THE QUESTION

Why is a secure standard of living harder to reach than a generation ago?

Does one influence the other? Three quarters of the votes cast decide.

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The cost of the essentials rose faster than the basket used to measure inflation→The measured rate of inflation is not the rate a young family facesopen escalateddiscuss
A skill has a shorter life than a career→Debt made the fall invisible until it was notopendiscuss
Training is an employer cost, so nobody trains anyone→Debt made the fall invisible until it was notopendiscuss
Housing, childcare and health are counted like televisions→Debt made the fall invisible until it was notopendiscuss
The statistics say the median is fine and the median household disagrees→Debt made the fall invisible until it was notopendiscuss
Training is an employer cost, so nobody trains anyone→Classification as self-employed removes protections without removing dependenceopendiscuss
Training is an employer cost, so nobody trains anyone→Risk was transferred to households and called flexibilityopendiscuss
Housing, childcare and health are counted like televisions→…open escalateddiscuss
…→Debt made the fall invisible until it was notopen escalateddiscuss
Debt made the fall invisible until it was not→…opendiscuss
A single wage no longer supports a household→The things that used to be bought once are now rented forever✓ yesdiscuss
A household absorbs shocks that used to be absorbed by an institution→Anyone without them was priced out of ever holding them✓ yesdiscuss
The measured rate of inflation is not the rate a young family faces→A single wage no longer supports a household✓ yesdiscuss
Three employers in a town is not a market for workers→Anyone without them was priced out of ever holding them✓ yesdiscuss
The things that used to be bought once are now rented forever→Anyone without them was priced out of ever holding them✓ yesdiscuss
Productivity rose and pay stopped following it→Anyone without them was priced out of ever holding them✓ yesdiscuss
Productivity rose and pay stopped following it→Bargaining power moved from labour to capital gradually and completely✓ yesdiscuss
A single wage no longer supports a household→Assets rose faster than wages for four decades✓ yesdiscuss
A single wage no longer supports a household→Anyone without them was priced out of ever holding them✓ yesdiscuss
Three employers in a town is not a market for workers→Bargaining power moved from labour to capital gradually and completely✓ yesdiscuss
Anyone without them was priced out of ever holding them→Assets rose faster than wages for four decades✓ yesdiscuss
Assets rose faster than wages for four decades→The things that used to be bought once are now rented forever✓ yesdiscuss
The cost of the essentials rose faster than the basket used to measure inflation→The things that used to be bought once are now rented forever✓ yesdiscuss
Training is an employer cost, so nobody trains anyone→A skill has a shorter life than a career✓ yesdiscuss
Classification as self-employed removes protections without removing dependence→Training is an employer cost, so nobody trains anyone✓ yesdiscuss
The share of output going to wages fell and nobody decided it→Risk was transferred to households and called flexibility✓ yesdiscuss
Debt made the fall invisible until it was not→Risk was transferred to households and called flexibility✓ yesdiscuss
Debt made the fall invisible until it was not→The statistics say the median is fine and the median household disagrees✓ yesdiscuss
Productivity rose and pay stopped following it→Assets rose faster than wages for four decades✓ inferreddiscuss
Three employers in a town is not a market for workers→Assets rose faster than wages for four decades✓ inferreddiscuss
Classification as self-employed removes protections without removing dependence→A skill has a shorter life than a career✓ inferreddiscuss
A single wage no longer supports a household→Productivity rose and pay stopped following it✗ nodiscuss
The cost of the essentials rose faster than the basket used to measure inflation→A household absorbs shocks that used to be absorbed by an institution✗ nodiscuss
Three employers in a town is not a market for workers→A household absorbs shocks that used to be absorbed by an institution✗ nodiscuss
The things that used to be bought once are now rented forever→Assets rose faster than wages for four decades✗ nodiscuss
Three employers in a town is not a market for workers→The cost of the essentials rose faster than the basket used to measure inflation✗ nodiscuss
A household absorbs shocks that used to be absorbed by an institution→Bargaining power moved from labour to capital gradually and completely✗ nodiscuss
The cost of the essentials rose faster than the basket used to measure inflation→Anyone without them was priced out of ever holding them✗ nodiscuss
A household absorbs shocks that used to be absorbed by an institution→Assets rose faster than wages for four decades✗ nodiscuss
The cost of the essentials rose faster than the basket used to measure inflation→Productivity rose and pay stopped following it✗ nodiscuss
Anyone without them was priced out of ever holding them→A single wage no longer supports a household✗ nodiscuss
Bargaining power moved from labour to capital gradually and completely→The things that used to be bought once are now rented forever✗ nodiscuss
Assets rose faster than wages for four decades→A household absorbs shocks that used to be absorbed by an institution✗ nodiscuss
A household absorbs shocks that used to be absorbed by an institution→The measured rate of inflation is not the rate a young family faces✗ nodiscuss
Anyone without them was priced out of ever holding them→Productivity rose and pay stopped following it✗ nodiscuss
The cost of the essentials rose faster than the basket used to measure inflation→Assets rose faster than wages for four decades✗ nodiscuss
A household absorbs shocks that used to be absorbed by an institution→A single wage no longer supports a household✗ nodiscuss
The measured rate of inflation is not the rate a young family faces→A household absorbs shocks that used to be absorbed by an institution✗ nodiscuss
The measured rate of inflation is not the rate a young family faces→The cost of the essentials rose faster than the basket used to measure inflation✗ nodiscuss
The cost of the essentials rose faster than the basket used to measure inflation→Bargaining power moved from labour to capital gradually and completely✗ nodiscuss
Productivity rose and pay stopped following it→The measured rate of inflation is not the rate a young family faces✗ nodiscuss
Three employers in a town is not a market for workers→The things that used to be bought once are now rented forever✗ nodiscuss
Anyone without them was priced out of ever holding them→The cost of the essentials rose faster than the basket used to measure inflation✗ nodiscuss
Productivity rose and pay stopped following it→The things that used to be bought once are now rented forever✗ nodiscuss
Anyone without them was priced out of ever holding them→The things that used to be bought once are now rented forever✗ nodiscuss
The cost of the essentials rose faster than the basket used to measure inflation→A single wage no longer supports a household✗ nodiscuss
Three employers in a town is not a market for workers→Productivity rose and pay stopped following it✗ nodiscuss
Bargaining power moved from labour to capital gradually and completely→Assets rose faster than wages for four decades✗ nodiscuss
Assets rose faster than wages for four decades→Productivity rose and pay stopped following it✗ nodiscuss
Anyone without them was priced out of ever holding them→Bargaining power moved from labour to capital gradually and completely✗ nodiscuss
Assets rose faster than wages for four decades→The cost of the essentials rose faster than the basket used to measure inflation✗ nodiscuss
A single wage no longer supports a household→Three employers in a town is not a market for workers✗ nodiscuss
The things that used to be bought once are now rented forever→Productivity rose and pay stopped following it✗ nodiscuss
Bargaining power moved from labour to capital gradually and completely→Three employers in a town is not a market for workers✗ nodiscuss
The cost of the essentials rose faster than the basket used to measure inflation→Three employers in a town is not a market for workers✗ nodiscuss
Anyone without them was priced out of ever holding them→A household absorbs shocks that used to be absorbed by an institution✗ nodiscuss
The things that used to be bought once are now rented forever→A household absorbs shocks that used to be absorbed by an institution✗ nodiscuss
A household absorbs shocks that used to be absorbed by an institution→Three employers in a town is not a market for workers✗ nodiscuss
Productivity rose and pay stopped following it→Three employers in a town is not a market for workers✗ nodiscuss
A single wage no longer supports a household→Bargaining power moved from labour to capital gradually and completely✗ nodiscuss
The measured rate of inflation is not the rate a young family faces→Assets rose faster than wages for four decades✗ nodiscuss
Productivity rose and pay stopped following it→The cost of the essentials rose faster than the basket used to measure inflation✗ nodiscuss
Bargaining power moved from labour to capital gradually and completely→The measured rate of inflation is not the rate a young family faces✗ nodiscuss
Three employers in a town is not a market for workers→A single wage no longer supports a household✗ nodiscuss
The things that used to be bought once are now rented forever→A single wage no longer supports a household✗ nodiscuss
A household absorbs shocks that used to be absorbed by an institution→The things that used to be bought once are now rented forever✗ nodiscuss
Assets rose faster than wages for four decades→The measured rate of inflation is not the rate a young family faces✗ nodiscuss
Bargaining power moved from labour to capital gradually and completely→Productivity rose and pay stopped following it✗ nodiscuss
Assets rose faster than wages for four decades→Bargaining power moved from labour to capital gradually and completely✗ nodiscuss
The things that used to be bought once are now rented forever→Three employers in a town is not a market for workers✗ nodiscuss
Assets rose faster than wages for four decades→A single wage no longer supports a household✗ nodiscuss
Assets rose faster than wages for four decades→Anyone without them was priced out of ever holding them✗ nodiscuss
Bargaining power moved from labour to capital gradually and completely→A household absorbs shocks that used to be absorbed by an institution✗ nodiscuss
The measured rate of inflation is not the rate a young family faces→Bargaining power moved from labour to capital gradually and completely✗ nodiscuss
The things that used to be bought once are now rented forever→Bargaining power moved from labour to capital gradually and completely✗ nodiscuss
A single wage no longer supports a household→The cost of the essentials rose faster than the basket used to measure inflation✗ nodiscuss
Anyone without them was priced out of ever holding them→The measured rate of inflation is not the rate a young family faces✗ nodiscuss
Anyone without them was priced out of ever holding them→Three employers in a town is not a market for workers✗ nodiscuss
Bargaining power moved from labour to capital gradually and completely→The cost of the essentials rose faster than the basket used to measure inflation✗ nodiscuss
The measured rate of inflation is not the rate a young family faces→Anyone without them was priced out of ever holding them✗ nodiscuss
Three employers in a town is not a market for workers→The measured rate of inflation is not the rate a young family faces✗ nodiscuss
The measured rate of inflation is not the rate a young family faces→Productivity rose and pay stopped following it✗ nodiscuss
Assets rose faster than wages for four decades→Three employers in a town is not a market for workers✗ nodiscuss
Productivity rose and pay stopped following it→A household absorbs shocks that used to be absorbed by an institution✗ nodiscuss
The measured rate of inflation is not the rate a young family faces→The things that used to be bought once are now rented forever✗ nodiscuss
Productivity rose and pay stopped following it→A single wage no longer supports a household✗ nodiscuss
The things that used to be bought once are now rented forever→The measured rate of inflation is not the rate a young family faces✗ nodiscuss
A single wage no longer supports a household→The measured rate of inflation is not the rate a young family faces✗ nodiscuss
The measured rate of inflation is not the rate a young family faces→Three employers in a town is not a market for workers✗ nodiscuss
A household absorbs shocks that used to be absorbed by an institution→Productivity rose and pay stopped following it✗ nodiscuss
Bargaining power moved from labour to capital gradually and completely→A single wage no longer supports a household✗ nodiscuss
A single wage no longer supports a household→A household absorbs shocks that used to be absorbed by an institution✗ nodiscuss
Bargaining power moved from labour to capital gradually and completely→Anyone without them was priced out of ever holding them✗ nodiscuss
The things that used to be bought once are now rented forever→The cost of the essentials rose faster than the basket used to measure inflation✗ nodiscuss
A household absorbs shocks that used to be absorbed by an institution→The cost of the essentials rose faster than the basket used to measure inflation✗ nodiscuss
A skill has a shorter life than a career→The statistics say the median is fine and the median household disagrees✗ nodiscuss
Anyone holding assets in 2009 has done well without deciding anything→Training is an employer cost, so nobody trains anyone✗ nodiscuss
The statistics say the median is fine and the median household disagrees→Housing, childcare and health are counted like televisions✗ nodiscuss
Training is an employer cost, so nobody trains anyone→The share of output going to wages fell and nobody decided it✗ nodiscuss
Housing, childcare and health are counted like televisions→Risk was transferred to households and called flexibility✗ nodiscuss
Classification as self-employed removes protections without removing dependence→Debt made the fall invisible until it was not✗ nodiscuss
…→The statistics say the median is fine and the median household disagrees✗ nodiscuss
Training is an employer cost, so nobody trains anyone→…✗ nodiscuss
The share of output going to wages fell and nobody decided it→Anyone holding assets in 2009 has done well without deciding anything✗ nodiscuss
Anyone holding assets in 2009 has done well without deciding anything→Risk was transferred to households and called flexibility✗ nodiscuss
Risk was transferred to households and called flexibility→Anyone holding assets in 2009 has done well without deciding anything✗ nodiscuss
A skill has a shorter life than a career→Risk was transferred to households and called flexibility✗ nodiscuss
The statistics say the median is fine and the median household disagrees→Anyone holding assets in 2009 has done well without deciding anything✗ nodiscuss
…→Risk was transferred to households and called flexibility✗ nodiscuss
Housing, childcare and health are counted like televisions→The statistics say the median is fine and the median household disagrees✗ nodiscuss
Classification as self-employed removes protections without removing dependence→The statistics say the median is fine and the median household disagrees✗ nodiscuss
Risk was transferred to households and called flexibility→Housing, childcare and health are counted like televisions✗ nodiscuss
A skill has a shorter life than a career→…✗ nodiscuss
Debt made the fall invisible until it was not→Classification as self-employed removes protections without removing dependence✗ nodiscuss
Debt made the fall invisible until it was not→The share of output going to wages fell and nobody decided it✗ nodiscuss
A skill has a shorter life than a career→Training is an employer cost, so nobody trains anyone✗ nodiscuss
The statistics say the median is fine and the median household disagrees→Risk was transferred to households and called flexibility✗ nodiscuss
The statistics say the median is fine and the median household disagrees→…✗ nodiscuss
Housing, childcare and health are counted like televisions→Anyone holding assets in 2009 has done well without deciding anything✗ nodiscuss
Housing, childcare and health are counted like televisions→The share of output going to wages fell and nobody decided it✗ nodiscuss
Training is an employer cost, so nobody trains anyone→Anyone holding assets in 2009 has done well without deciding anything✗ nodiscuss
Housing, childcare and health are counted like televisions→Training is an employer cost, so nobody trains anyone✗ nodiscuss
…→Housing, childcare and health are counted like televisions✗ nodiscuss
The share of output going to wages fell and nobody decided it→Debt made the fall invisible until it was not✗ nodiscuss
A skill has a shorter life than a career→Anyone holding assets in 2009 has done well without deciding anything✗ noin focus ↑ · close ✕
The share of output going to wages fell and nobody decided it→Training is an employer cost, so nobody trains anyone✗ nodiscuss
Housing, childcare and health are counted like televisions→A skill has a shorter life than a career✗ nodiscuss
Classification as self-employed removes protections without removing dependence→Anyone holding assets in 2009 has done well without deciding anything✗ nodiscuss
Debt made the fall invisible until it was not→A skill has a shorter life than a career✗ nodiscuss
Classification as self-employed removes protections without removing dependence→Housing, childcare and health are counted like televisions✗ nodiscuss
…→Anyone holding assets in 2009 has done well without deciding anything✗ nodiscuss
A skill has a shorter life than a career→Classification as self-employed removes protections without removing dependence✗ nodiscuss
Anyone holding assets in 2009 has done well without deciding anything→The share of output going to wages fell and nobody decided it✗ nodiscuss
Classification as self-employed removes protections without removing dependence→…✗ nodiscuss
A skill has a shorter life than a career→The share of output going to wages fell and nobody decided it✗ nodiscuss
Risk was transferred to households and called flexibility→…✗ nodiscuss
The statistics say the median is fine and the median household disagrees→Classification as self-employed removes protections without removing dependence✗ nodiscuss
Training is an employer cost, so nobody trains anyone→The statistics say the median is fine and the median household disagrees✗ nodiscuss
The statistics say the median is fine and the median household disagrees→Training is an employer cost, so nobody trains anyone✗ nodiscuss
Risk was transferred to households and called flexibility→The share of output going to wages fell and nobody decided it✗ nodiscuss
Anyone holding assets in 2009 has done well without deciding anything→Debt made the fall invisible until it was not✗ nodiscuss
Housing, childcare and health are counted like televisions→Classification as self-employed removes protections without removing dependence✗ nodiscuss
Classification as self-employed removes protections without removing dependence→Risk was transferred to households and called flexibility✗ nodiscuss
Anyone holding assets in 2009 has done well without deciding anything→The statistics say the median is fine and the median household disagrees✗ nodiscuss
…→The share of output going to wages fell and nobody decided it✗ nodiscuss
Classification as self-employed removes protections without removing dependence→The share of output going to wages fell and nobody decided it✗ nodiscuss
…→A skill has a shorter life than a career✗ nodiscuss
The share of output going to wages fell and nobody decided it→…✗ nodiscuss
A skill has a shorter life than a career→Housing, childcare and health are counted like televisions✗ nodiscuss
Risk was transferred to households and called flexibility→Classification as self-employed removes protections without removing dependence✗ nodiscuss
The share of output going to wages fell and nobody decided it→A skill has a shorter life than a career✗ nodiscuss
Debt made the fall invisible until it was not→Housing, childcare and health are counted like televisions✗ nodiscuss
The share of output going to wages fell and nobody decided it→Classification as self-employed removes protections without removing dependence✗ nodiscuss
Risk was transferred to households and called flexibility→The statistics say the median is fine and the median household disagrees✗ nodiscuss
Anyone holding assets in 2009 has done well without deciding anything→A skill has a shorter life than a career✗ nodiscuss
Anyone holding assets in 2009 has done well without deciding anything→Classification as self-employed removes protections without removing dependence✗ nodiscuss
Risk was transferred to households and called flexibility→A skill has a shorter life than a career✗ nodiscuss
Risk was transferred to households and called flexibility→Training is an employer cost, so nobody trains anyone✗ nodiscuss
The share of output going to wages fell and nobody decided it→The statistics say the median is fine and the median household disagrees✗ nodiscuss
Debt made the fall invisible until it was not→Training is an employer cost, so nobody trains anyone✗ nodiscuss
The statistics say the median is fine and the median household disagrees→The share of output going to wages fell and nobody decided it✗ nodiscuss
Debt made the fall invisible until it was not→Anyone holding assets in 2009 has done well without deciding anything✗ nodiscuss
Anyone holding assets in 2009 has done well without deciding anything→Housing, childcare and health are counted like televisions✗ nodiscuss
…→Training is an employer cost, so nobody trains anyone✗ nodiscuss
Training is an employer cost, so nobody trains anyone→Housing, childcare and health are counted like televisions✗ nodiscuss
The share of output going to wages fell and nobody decided it→Housing, childcare and health are counted like televisions✗ nodiscuss
Risk was transferred to households and called flexibility→Debt made the fall invisible until it was not✗ nodiscuss
…→Classification as self-employed removes protections without removing dependence✗ nodiscuss
Anyone holding assets in 2009 has done well without deciding anything→…✗ nodiscuss
The statistics say the median is fine and the median household disagrees→A skill has a shorter life than a career✗ nodiscuss