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I don’t care about that. My point is that when I hear about someone who can only afford living, I think they mean they have to choose whether they can afford he
by silveroriole 7y ago
I don’t care about that. My point is that when I hear about someone who can only afford living, I think they mean they have to choose whether they can afford heating this month, or whether they can afford proper meals, or new school clothes for their kids. Not whether they can afford to go to fucking Disneyland multiple times a year. This commenter is feeling very sorry for themselves over a standard of living that, to a non-American, DOES sound affluent and what a high earner might have.
- deogeo 7y agoThe topic was where does the increased dual-income money go. The poster provided very strong (anecdotal) evidence that it's captured by housing. And as a non-American, from an ex-Communist state, where salaries are still a fraction of those in the US, that standard of living sounds anything but affluent. Here, families with two upper-middle-class incomes and 1-3 children are more likely to own multiple houses, than barely be keeping up with their mortgage. It's just another story for the growing pile of reasons to never move to the US. Being in the top 5-10% of earners and in debt just from housing is not normal.
- pnutjam 7y agoIn the Midwest, anecdotally, I live in an affluent area and see families all the time that hit Disney annually. Boggles my mind...
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