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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I don't know, my kids are younger so it's more hypothetical still. But I totally am with you on the growing income inequality thing. I think what that means is that [b]I'm anxious that my children will be emotionally stable, hard working people that will choose a career that will enable them to be on the "right side," even if that's a trade or physical labor based job.[/b] I have seen people in the right schools and neighborhoods get burnt out and crash and burn. We're a legacy at an elite private school that gets fawned over on DCUM and I would never in a million years send my kids there. None of our family that attended turned into happy adults, and it's a very mixed bag whether they even ended up successful on paper. I don't know if I have the right answers, but it is something I worry about. [/quote]

OP here. But this is what I’m afraid of. If my daughter chooses a non UMS white collar position (anything besides doctor, lawyer, engineer, or business person), it’s so unstable and uncertain and could potentially lead to the wrong side of the divide. [b]All the optimism and resilience and perseverance in the world won’t mean shit if my kid is struggling to raise a family in this area on a yearly income of $80k/year. [/b]

And for the record, I’ve always supported progressive policies that try to prevent (or at the very least, slow down) this frantic pace. I voted for Bernie in 2016 and 2020. But it’s all still so anxious. Maybe it’s just my trauma from growing up lower middle class though — most of my high school classmates are NOT doing well. Don’t want that for my kids. [/quote]

I was with you... but now you lost me here.  The number on someone's W2 is ONE slice of the total picture, it's not everything. Not to downplay salary, because I get it - DH & I are in our 40s around that $80k mark each and we don't have all the boxes ticked in terms of retirement and 529s yet, it's not easy street, but it's a relatively great place to be. And your DD will be coming through this with an UMC background that likely means low/not student loans, probably a little help with that first down payment, inherited wealth, etc etc. [/quote]

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