• radicalautonomy@lemmy.world
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    4 months ago

    They struggle to make ends meet during periods of economic downturn because 1) they are “wealthy”, but not “filthy fuckin’ rich”, and 2) they live almost beyond their means and…when they have to “cut” back…it involves downsizing the Beamer 7 Series to a Volvo S90 and spending two weeks in Hawaii on vacation instead of a month in Europe.

    For most of the working class who are well off enough to be able to afford a roof and know where our next meal is coming from, they are one bad month away from couch surfing.

    To the “wealthy” in this scenario, I say to you tighten up those bootstraps…quit eating avocado toast and all that.

    To the “filthy fuckin’ rich”, I say this: Guillotines exist for a reason.

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      4 months ago

      $100k is supposed to be a lot? Really?

      It’s definitely more than 50k or 25k but I’m thinking with $1m house prices it’s not what it used to be.

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        4 months ago

        Why are you buying a $1m house when cheaper houses exist?

        These people aren’t poor they’re just stupid with their money.