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I make a decent salary and so does my wife. We have two kids and we still don’t own a home. People I know who don’t work in tech are really struggling. There ar
by diogenescynic 4y ago
I make a decent salary and so does my wife. We have two kids and we still don’t own a home. People I know who don’t work in tech are really struggling. There are multiple US cities without clean drinking water. It seems like the US is mostly in constant decline with a few elite city/states able to avoid the consequences.
As a result, people eat junk food, go to the doctor less, have more stress, drive everywhere, no mandatory sick leave or vacation in most states. We’re killing ourselves. It’s plainly obvious when you travel abroad and see how well other people live in their countries for a fraction of the costs and stress.
Diamonds are formed under pressure but bread dough rises when it rests… our society needs more time to make healthy food, exercise, and take a vacation…
- wildrhythms 4y agoExactly. It's not just the money cost of buying fresh, non-processed foods either; it's the time cost of going to the store for fresh ingredients, cooking, cleaning... A single person caring for children and working two jobs inevitably turns to the convenient fast food drive-thru as a result.
- strikelaserclaw 4y agodirect consequence of a political system that can be bought and sold by money.
- hydrolox 4y ago