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minus-squarekakeslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·7 months agoI’m the furthest thing from an expert on this whole situation, but the fact that he was able to “give up” being poor once he had a health problem implies to me that there definitely was a safety net.
minus-squareMacN'Cheezus@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down3·edit-27 months agoFair point I guess, although like everyone else ITT I haven’t watched the videos so we’re all just speculating here, aren’t we. Also, earning five grand a month is not exactly what I’d consider “poor”. In fact, it’s just a grand shy of a median household income in the US.
I’m the furthest thing from an expert on this whole situation, but the fact that he was able to “give up” being poor once he had a health problem implies to me that there definitely was a safety net.
Fair point I guess, although like everyone else ITT I haven’t watched the videos so we’re all just speculating here, aren’t we.
Also, earning five grand a month is not exactly what I’d consider “poor”. In fact, it’s just a grand shy of a median household income in the US.