A future-of-work expert said Gen Zers didn’t have the “promise of stability” at work, so they’re putting their personal lives and well-being first.

  • @[email protected]
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    131 year ago

    I wanted to see a graph, and couldn’t find one online.

    It looks like, at least in the middle of Canada, being born between 1960 and 1980 was the ideal time if you wanted to buy a home.

    This doesn’t take into account mortgage rates, tax rates, average household income, unemployment rates, or other cost of living expenses.
    I just wanted a little chart, not to lose my whole day

    In the middle of Canada; Winnipeg, MB:

    Year Minimum wage House price Price/wage (lower is better)
    1960 $0.66 $15,151 22,956
    1970 $1.50 $51,678 34,452
    1980 $3.15 $53,513 16,988
    1990 $4.70 $87,173 18,547
    2000 $6.00 $95,520 15,920
    2010 $9.50 $231,411 24,359
    2020 $11.90 $299,994 25,209

    Lazy sources:
    https://www.gov.mb.ca/labour/standards/history-min.html
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v3TKC-H0omc
    https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/daily-quotidien/980512/dq980512-eng.htm

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      41 year ago

      That early minimum wage growth is huge. 2,5x during 1960-70, then 2x 10 years later. Imagine minimum wage being $30 by 2030, then $60 by 2040.

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        1 year ago

        If we wanted things to keep pace with the house price to wage ratio of 1980(for people born in 1960), Minimum wage should’ve been $17.66 in 2020.