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Off-late HN has been getting a lot of posts of the types: "X% Americans live paycheck to paycheck" "Y% American have nothing saved up for retirement" "Z% Ame
by kamaal 8y ago
Off-late HN has been getting a lot of posts of the types:
"X% Americans live paycheck to paycheck"
"Y% American have nothing saved up for retirement"
"Z% Americans don't have $SMALL_AMOUNT for an emergency"
etc etc.
Your post perfectly explains why.
- komali2 8y agoWhere in my post did I indicate that I live paycheck to paycheck, have nothing saved up for retirement, or don't have an emergency fund? Shitloads of Americans are in a tenuous fiscal situation because our education system has been gutted, our healthcare system is a bad capitalist joke, and thus wealth disparity is shockingly bad here. These used to be things that affected me, but now I'm fortunate enough to be a software engineer and so they don't.