• melsaskca@lemmy.ca
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    14 hours ago

    If the “six figures” people are in survival mode then what about the other 90% of the population with 5 figures or less?

    • chiliedogg@lemmy.world
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      12 hours ago

      The point is that even six-figure earners are struggling.

      And there’s something to that. People with 6-figure incomes tend to work in more metropolitan areas where housing is very expensive. I make about 80 grand, and the only reason I’m getting by at all is because my drive to work is about 2 hours with traffic. A modest 1br apartment in the city where I work is about $3,000/month.

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      13 hours ago

      Cost-of-Living matters, but I think what you said is part of the point of the article.

    • 1984@lemmy.today
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      14 hours ago

      Who cares, only people who make six figures are important, the others are useless eaters. Ask not what you can do for your country, ask what you can do for your local billionaire. /s