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Depends, America is a good place for the upper middle class and a paradise for millionaires. The rest of society-the majority lest we forget- is not so well off
by MomoXenosaga 4y ago
Depends, America is a good place for the upper middle class and a paradise for millionaires.
The rest of society-the majority lest we forget- is not so well off.
- astrange 4y agoIt's about the bottom 10th percentile in the US that's worse off. The American middle class (median household) is better off than almost any other country, and that's including healthcare costs. We're so rich it makes up for all our other problems! https://twitter.com/CPopeHC/status/1466794872648650752 https://twitter.com/CPopeHC/status/1466794872648650752 https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/f_auto,q_auto:best,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fbucketeer-e05bbc84-baa3-437e-9518-adb32be77984.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F95f56a45-77f7-4f04-8ee1-330bdeb1f90c_1303x2048.jpeg https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/f_auto,q_auto:best,fl_pr... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OECD_Better_Life_Index#2020 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OECD_Better_Life_Index#2020 I think a more interesting point is that people in the UK and Japan specifically are poorer than you'd think they are. And they don't have working clothes dryers either.