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James K.'s avatar

Could the rise of women entering the workforce play a role? Trying to think of major shifts that start in the late 70s and then normalize in the 1990s, and that's one:

https://equitablegrowth.org/womens-history-month-u-s-womens-labor-force-participation/

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Jay Moore's avatar

I’m sorry. That was all my fault.

The period of stagnation closely corresponds to the period between my birth and my graduation from college. The obvious explanation is that the cost of raising me was a huge drag on the economy, but once I became a giver rather than a taker, things turned around.

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