• BlackLaZoR@fedia.io
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    18 hours ago

    130k is a new car and some savings. With ~70k annual income, this isn’t that hard to achieve

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      18 hours ago

      Okaaaay, but I’ve never had a new car, have zero savings, and despite making more money than I ever have in my entire life, I still don’t even clear $50k before taxes. But I guess if it’s not that hard to achieve I’ll just go ahead and grab these boot straps here and- oops! They broke.

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        17 hours ago

        I’m not saying your life is a sunshine and rainbow. Just that there’s shitload of people who make more than enough to pass that threshold

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          17 hours ago

          Yes, like I said, “around 50%” in the U.S. I’m just saying the phrase, “Chances are you’re in that 10%” is highly reductive and ignorant considering that half of Americans are not, in fact, passing that threshold.