@alphanerd4 to US Authoritarianism • 6 months agoThe Cost of Living a Decent Life in America is 96,000 Annuallyimagemessage-square46arrow-up1203arrow-down111cross-posted to: housing_bubble_2[email protected]
arrow-up1192arrow-down1imageThe Cost of Living a Decent Life in America is 96,000 Annually@alphanerd4 to US Authoritarianism • 6 months agomessage-square46cross-posted to: housing_bubble_2[email protected]
minus-square@coolkickslinkEnglish20•6 months agoI still remember six figures being the key to posterity. And now you may still starve.
minus-squareAwkwardLookMonkeyPuppetlinkEnglish1•6 months agoHow so? The graphic indicates you’ll live comfortably with that income, not starve.
minus-square@Cosmicomicallink3•6 months agoClose, the eating part is right, but the people to eat is not your family.
minus-square@Souplink1•5 months agoWe hit a point where it was a nice landmark and then when the moment passed we all got locked in on it. It’s not as fun to say the modern equivalent is some messy number far above it so we just got stuck instead.
I still remember six figures being the key to posterity. And now you may still starve.
How so? The graphic indicates you’ll live comfortably with that income, not starve.
I’m in the family bucket on the right.
Get out of the bucket
By eating them. Out of the bucket and full tummy.
Close, the eating part is right, but the people to eat is not your family.
We hit a point where it was a nice landmark and then when the moment passed we all got locked in on it. It’s not as fun to say the modern equivalent is some messy number far above it so we just got stuck instead.