claim: "the average family not in the top 10 percent makes less money today than they were making a generation ago."
author: elizabeth warren
evidence_1: oct 16, 2007 ... perhaps, some experts say, things are not as they appear. ... today's middle class  has about half as much spending money as their ... and despite the designer  brands they buy, the average family of four spends about 20 percent less on ...  there's no more frivolous spending than there was a generation ago.
evidence_2: nov 8, 2004 ... but today, with both parents in the workforce 100 percent of the time, ... a  generation ago, an average family could buy an average home on one ... the  point is that families today are spending their money no more foolishly than their  ... so we need to start thinking about other ways to make college more ...
evidence_3: his view of millionaires is shared by most people who are not wealthy. ...  interestingly, self-employed people make up less than 20 percent of the ... we  have an average household net worth of $3.7 million. ... oh, they made me  another offer--to donate in my name the money i earned for my interview to my  favorite charity.
evidence_4: mar 19, 2015 ... today when they were young ... male labor force status; female labor force  status; household income; veteran status; metro status .... 7. 2. boomers (ages  50-68). 72%. 10. 11. 5. 2. silents (ages 69-84*) ... members of the silent  generation were 69 to 86 in 2014. ... shares less than 0.5% not shown.
evidence_5: a few decades ago, employers were in search of typists, switchboard ... they find  their jobs on the internet. ... the american economy is the strongest in a  generation—perhaps in history. .... the top 10 percent of full-time workers now  average almost $1200 per week ... we need to make sure no worker becomes " jobsolete.".