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American here. I'm burnt on just about everything and finding it hard to be productive. Bonkers inflation (with wages not keeping pace), companies not investing
by throitallaway 3y ago
American here. I'm burnt on just about everything and finding it hard to be productive. Bonkers inflation (with wages not keeping pace), companies not investing in their employees, brain drain from people job hopping, lay offs, out of control cost of living, likely never being able to afford a house, no attention paid to public health crises, etc. The "American dream" is dead and buried. If a decent percentage of the population feels like this, it's hard to envision growth for the country.
- coffeebeqn 3y agoYeah I pay over $2000 for 3-day daycare (total for two). This is in a mid-size metro in the Midwest. West coast would’ve been $2000 for one.
- trgn 3y agoI think this is the perfect example. Sure, americans make more money, but we spent _way_ more on the biggies (education, healthcare, childcare, ...). I have the unfortunate situation having to witness europeans in my family lead a much more relaxed life, with a much lower recurring baseline cost. It would also explain something a little paradoxical imho. Home cost, relative to income, can be incredibly high in Western Europe (10:1 ratios, similar to the coasts here are pretty normal there). How?!?! Yet, people carry it with no problem. Housing (owning) really the only biggie there. All their other disposable income is gravy.
- plandis 3y agoI’m in Seattle and pay $3000/mo and it was the only daycare that had an opening.