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InevitableSwing [none/use name]@hexbear.net to Chapotraphouse@hexbear.netEnglish · 2 年前

What does it take to be "middle class" in America today?

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What does it take to be "middle class" in America today?

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InevitableSwing [none/use name]@hexbear.net to Chapotraphouse@hexbear.netEnglish · 2 年前
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archive.today • How Americans define the middle-class and why they can’t reach it - The Washington Post

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    I feel like there’s probabilities associated with that stuff. Most people’s retirements are tied to stock markets

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      This information would harm the worldview of Washington Post staffers

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        No information can impact the worldview of Washington Post staffers

        • nat_turner_overdrive [he/him]@hexbear.net
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          Maybe not information, but there’s always gui-better

    • CyborgMarx [any, any]@hexbear.net
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      They are, I lost 300 dollars last week from my “retirement savings” lmao

      • Elon_Musk [none/use name]@hexbear.netBanned
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        Yea, but real talk: barring the collapse of the US empire, you will make money in the long run.

      • aaaaaaadjsf [he/him, comrade/them]@hexbear.net
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        That’s some clown world type shit.

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          Ain’t that the truth yea

          • aaaaaaadjsf [he/him, comrade/them]@hexbear.net
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            What happened to pensions? Did Reagan mess that up too?

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              Yes, indirectly but yes.

    • idkmybffjoeysteel [he/him]@hexbear.netBanned
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      conspiracy by big bank to force you to care about “the economy”

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        They also make broker commissions and account fees from holding investments. Just skimming right off your earnings

        • idkmybffjoeysteel [he/him]@hexbear.netBanned
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          it is so fucked, if you earn little and you get auto-enrolled into a default scheme with high fees in the UK, literally your entire savings will be eroded by fees within the year

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