No, that's absurd, and with the trend of depressed wages and increases in rent over the past few decades, workers wages are increasingly being stretched thin.

No, that's absurd, and with the trend of depressed wages and increases in rent over the past few decades, workers wages are increasingly being stretched thin. Moreover, I was responding to OP, specifically the conclusion I quoted and these two statements: > Living paycheck-to-paycheck can be representative of good choices being made (and I'd guess it is, in most cases). and > Most people can't afford everything they optimally need while minimising their risk,