Eh, it’s not something unique to the US. People will always prioritize economic issues over social ones no matter where they are. Pretty hard to care about other people when you’re struggling to survive yourself. It’s just human nature.
I make more money than I ever thought I would in my life; my wife and I combined should be living quite comfortably. It’s paycheck to paycheck and we are lucky enough to have savings for about 3 months that we haven’t added to in almost 4 years…
I am from here. I’ve never made much money and I’ve never had too hard time surviving, although I’m good at living frugally.
What do you spend all that money on? Housing is expensive in areas with jobs but beyond that most major expenses can be avoided if you are smart. Food is pretty cheap. Clothes are cheap. Entertainment can be free. I mean I’m not saying there isn’t struggle here especially among the poor but to say the average person is barely surviving seems an extreme exaggeration. Especially compared to places where food is not affordable or medical care is not available.
You gotta have 5 streaming services, fast food every day and you gotta buy into all the latest trends to survive, don’t you know? I can barely get by on 400k a year!
Over a third of adults say that if they had a $400 expense (i.e. sudden medical bill), they’d either simply go broke, or have to go into debt and put it on their credit card while carrying the balance month-to-month because they had no other means of paying it.
Nearly half of Gen Z has resorted to using buy now pay later services to buy groceries, and more than one in ten people you meet are in poverty.
49% of households with credit cards consider carrying a balance because they can’t pay it off in full “normal” to them. And remember, essentially all of these statistics have to do with people that have essentially no savings, and no real income left after expenses at that point. They’re not even truly enjoying themselves after spending so much of their time on labor, they’re just making enough to live at bare minimum and that’s it.
Rule of thumb: economic issues beat social issues almost 100% of the time with US voters
Eh, it’s not something unique to the US. People will always prioritize economic issues over social ones no matter where they are. Pretty hard to care about other people when you’re struggling to survive yourself. It’s just human nature.
Let’s throw em a curveball with a politician who promises free gas and free abortions 🫢
Most Americans are really not struggling to survive though. Or at least they shouldn’t be given their income.
I can see you aren’t from here.
I make more money than I ever thought I would in my life; my wife and I combined should be living quite comfortably. It’s paycheck to paycheck and we are lucky enough to have savings for about 3 months that we haven’t added to in almost 4 years…
I am from here. I’ve never made much money and I’ve never had too hard time surviving, although I’m good at living frugally.
What do you spend all that money on? Housing is expensive in areas with jobs but beyond that most major expenses can be avoided if you are smart. Food is pretty cheap. Clothes are cheap. Entertainment can be free. I mean I’m not saying there isn’t struggle here especially among the poor but to say the average person is barely surviving seems an extreme exaggeration. Especially compared to places where food is not affordable or medical care is not available.
Friend, if food and medical care have always been available and affordable for you, then I truly hope your good luck holds out.
Where the f you live that has cheap food???
You gotta have 5 streaming services, fast food every day and you gotta buy into all the latest trends to survive, don’t you know? I can barely get by on 400k a year!
Over a third of adults say that if they had a $400 expense (i.e. sudden medical bill), they’d either simply go broke, or have to go into debt and put it on their credit card while carrying the balance month-to-month because they had no other means of paying it.
Nearly half of Gen Z has resorted to using buy now pay later services to buy groceries, and more than one in ten people you meet are in poverty.
49% of households with credit cards consider carrying a balance because they can’t pay it off in full “normal” to them. And remember, essentially all of these statistics have to do with people that have essentially no savings, and no real income left after expenses at that point. They’re not even truly enjoying themselves after spending so much of their time on labor, they’re just making enough to live at bare minimum and that’s it.
Most Americans are absolutely struggling.
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Anyway I never said people aren’t struggling. They’re just not struggling to survive. Having hardships doesn’t mean you’re near death.
I am realizing I may have taken this comment too literally though.