@alphanerd4M to US Authoritarianism • 7 months agoHalf of America Makes Less Than 35kimagemessage-square189arrow-up11.22Karrow-down144cross-posted to: aboringdystopia
arrow-up11.17Karrow-down1imageHalf of America Makes Less Than 35k@alphanerd4M to US Authoritarianism • 7 months agomessage-square189cross-posted to: aboringdystopia
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink15•7 months agoLots of roommates and/or a low cost of living location. Food and utilities are not much. Skip medical care, or just didn’t pay for it.
minus-square@Maggotylink12•7 months agoMulti generational housing is back. Also somehow that’s true and a housing shortage is true at the same time.
minus-square@Potatos_are_not_friendslink5•7 months agoA lot of distractions are cheaper now. Movies. Books. Steam sales. Social media is free.
minus-square@iopqlink0•7 months agoBecause the number is from before the pandemic when Trump was president
How the fuck is anyone alive?
Dual income, no kids, live in a basement.
Lots of roommates and/or a low cost of living location. Food and utilities are not much. Skip medical care, or just didn’t pay for it.
Multi generational housing is back.
Also somehow that’s true and a housing shortage is true at the same time.
Parents filling in a lot of gaps
A lot of distractions are cheaper now. Movies. Books. Steam sales. Social media is free.
Because the number is from before the pandemic when Trump was president