TL;DR: Americans now need to make $120K a year to afford a typical middle-class life and qualify to purchase a home. Minimum.

  • agitatedpotato@lemmy.world
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    11 months ago

    If you want the results of the American dream the only way to do so is crime. Probably always been true, but boy is it truer than ever now.

    • gamermanh@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      11 months ago

      I can technically afford my house and acre on my wife and mys income

      Doesn’t mean I’m not currently planning and setting up my network of legit customers of shitake and no other mushrooms to help make sure I can survive, no sir

      • ShaggySnacks@lemmy.myserv.one
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        11 months ago

        Yeah, back in my day. A simple theft only got you a few days in jail. With inflation, we’re looking months now for the same crime.

        Shakes head

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          11 months ago

          transportation costs, suppliers, loss prevention is not 100%, insurances, food, lower customer base due to inflation/ cheaper lower quality alternatives (goes hand in hand), office supplies/ services, etcetera

          inflation has hit everyone even in the shady areas

    • owenfromcanada@lemmy.world
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      11 months ago

      Probably always been true

      No, it really was true for a long time (as long as you weren’t a minority). Wealth disparity has skyrocketed in the last few decades. It’s why boomers can’t grasp that people just can’t afford to live–in their day, anyone who couldn’t afford to live was just plain lazy*.

      *Wasn’t true, but that’s a whole other thing.