I got a good job, with a good company, with no degree. If it's difficult to get by with 100k, maybe you are doing it wrong, or you should find a more affordable place to live. The cost of living in the tri-state area is a joke.
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No, but if you are going to take care of your family you should have something to fall back on.
And just to reiterate, I'm not saying their aren't other problems, but people need to focus on the things they can control first and foremost imo and other things will fall in place for you and your family.
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This just isn't always true however.
Again, this isn't about me and it's not about New York, not sure why you keep circling that. You seem to think jobs migrate wherever you go, that you somehow don't make less when you go to a place that costs less. Also not sure why you aren't addressing costs of living for everybody NOT making six-figures.
I don't think you're really in the mindset of what's going on in this country. Hint: It's NOT a million people who just don't know how to balance their checkbooks.
Are you not listening? I said 'medical bills', so much so that there's NOTHING left. Do you think responsible homeowners would go bankrupt if they had any choice? You really honestly believe people just don't know what their doing and it's just bad decision making. This is the problem in this country.
That's hyperbole. People HAVE to focus on the things they can control first, there's no choice in that equation. Again, what needs to happen is a culture shift so that monies headed for a company's pocket or an individual's pocket finds it's way back into areas to lower the middle-class cost of living.
That's pretty much all.
You do have potential to make less where you go, but that's not always true. My ex when she moved to Texas she was getting paid less per hour than she was up north, but her paychecks were greater due to no state income tax and she had more money to spend after bills were paid. I was fortunate enough to make more in salary down here than I did up north so in that regards it doesn't really matter. I'm not making 6 figures and I happen to do great.
Yes I do believe a lot of people make poor choices and then want to blame others. Call it being cold hearted but I think that is a lot of what happens in the country. Of course that's not every case, and I'm not sure of your families specific situation.
But why can't those people also help themselves instead of pointing to everything else being the problem.
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I'm on a fixed income being a disabled veteran, and i manage to make ends meet. However, I also have the benefit of a tremendous support system in my family and have free (albeit extremely shitty) health care. After paying my bills and taking care of my family there is precious little left over for anything else. It is a big deal to go out to see a movie. So yeah, i have empathy for people that aren't doing so hot. The people that horde money like it's the only thing that matters in life and refuse to help their fellow man with any sort of altruism make me a bit angry.
It's not a myth, you most certainly can get above the poverty line. Not everyone realises how, though.
I fully believe you that you know people with degrees who are on minimum wage. I doubt they are mathematics or engineering degrees though.
AA is racism. Plain and simple. Asians, despite being a minority, are prejudiced against when applying for certain universities. Why should Jayden Smith get an easier pass than a Korean kid from a ghetto?
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I sympathize for you man, I have a 60% disability rating from my time in. My body hurts everyday, my mental shit has stopped me from being able to take advantage of opportunities that were offered to me. I've been in a shitty spot where some really shitty choices needed to be made such as paying a bill or eating food that day. But for me personally, and I don't know how similar or different your specific situation is to mine or even if you can do what I did (and if you cant you should be better taken care of for what you went and did, but veterans care is a whole different topic). But for me, I said fuck it, I lowered my shoulder and pushed forward and said I'm not going to let this define me or let this be the rest of my life. I stopped feeling sorry for myself, again my specific situation, and pushed for something better and made a better life for myself. I'm not some dude sitting up in his ivory tower, I've lived the struggle and said enough is enough, took the resources I had, and made changes and learned skills that would benefit me.
Some good discussion here. I guess i'll add my 2 cents
I think the point of the video was to show how big the income disparity is. It doesn't have a solution on how to fix it but just to get the word out there at how unbalanced things are getting.
It raises an interesting question of whether a CEO should be making 380 x than the average worker. Its gotten to insane levels where a small percentage of people are getting too much of a cut of profits.
When the auto industry was faltering and they went to Washington to ask for bailout money, its was interesting to see the politicians grill them and asking them how they got to Washington. They all came by private jet costing thousands of dollars instead of purchasing a normal plane ticket and the politicians on the panel had a field day with them with the audacity of them asking the government for money while travelling in excess.
Im reading a great book by potential future presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren and her struggles to go against the big banks that were giving loans to people they knew couldn't afford housing because they knew they would falter. And then once they did falter would tell the family to take out another mortgage on their house so they could squeeze every little piece of money from them when they would declare bankruptcy. They knew this and did it on purpose. They also got lobbyists to Washington to create new laws that would make it even harder to declare bankruptcy so they could squeeze even more money. She talked to the main executives at Citibank about this problem and how this is wrong. They said they did it to make more profit. And she said what about the families that are being ruined by this who are working their butt off to get by and the head guy said he didnt care. They wanted profits. They didn't care for the people.
There is a real issue here of too much wealth going to a small group of people. And then the rich using that money to purchase lobbyists to create laws to keep them in business. When normal people dont have money they declare bankruptcy and ruin their credit. When the big banks went under for maleficence and trying to screw people on purpose no one went to jail. They paid off the government billion of dollars, accepted no wrong doing, continued business again and shortly after decided to give themselves big bonuses again.
I feel thats what the video is saying in essence. Its skewed to heavily in one way and we need to find a way to make things right for an even level playing field. Kind of like the UFC. We want the talent to make money and the owners should make their cash but the fighters shouldnt be breaking their backs for a 80% 20% cut where the fertittas brothers take a the majority of the profits and leave the hundreds of fighters with lower pay than they deserve. That there should be more equal distribution of wealth.
I think the point of the video was to show how big the income disparity is. It doesn't have a solution on how to fix it but just to get the word out there at how unbalanced things are getting.
It raises an interesting question of whether a CEO should be making 380 x than the average worker. Its gotten to insane levels where a small percentage of people are getting too much of a cut of profits.
When the auto industry was faltering and they went to Washington to ask for bailout money, its was interesting to see the politicians grill them and asking them how they got to Washington. They all came by private jet costing thousands of dollars instead of purchasing a normal plane ticket and the politicians on the panel had a field day with them with the audacity of them asking the government for money while travelling in excess.
Im reading a great book by potential future presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren and her struggles to go against the big banks that were giving loans to people they knew couldn't afford housing because they knew they would falter. And then once they did falter would tell the family to take out another mortgage on their house so they could squeeze every little piece of money from them when they would declare bankruptcy. They knew this and did it on purpose. They also got lobbyists to Washington to create new laws that would make it even harder to declare bankruptcy so they could squeeze even more money. She talked to the main executives at Citibank about this problem and how this is wrong. They said they did it to make more profit. And she said what about the families that are being ruined by this who are working their butt off to get by and the head guy said he didnt care. They wanted profits. They didn't care for the people.
There is a real issue here of too much wealth going to a small group of people. And then the rich using that money to purchase lobbyists to create laws to keep them in business. When normal people dont have money they declare bankruptcy and ruin their credit. When the big banks went under for maleficence and trying to screw people on purpose no one went to jail. They paid off the government billion of dollars, accepted no wrong doing, continued business again and shortly after decided to give themselves big bonuses again.
I feel thats what the video is saying in essence. Its skewed to heavily in one way and we need to find a way to make things right for an even level playing field. Kind of like the UFC. We want the talent to make money and the owners should make their cash but the fighters shouldnt be breaking their backs for a 80% 20% cut where the fertittas brothers take a the majority of the profits and leave the hundreds of fighters with lower pay than they deserve. That there should be more equal distribution of wealth.
That's a black or white argument. It's not about blaming the system for everything, it's about realizing that some things OBVIOUSLY don't make sense. Why do CEO's keep getting more money even in the face of failure? Why does the cost of living go up and wages stay stagnant? it's been decades of people taking responsibility for themselves yet quality of life isn't getting better for the middle class.
LOL, did I mention the word 'struggle' at all? No, what I said was that even at a six-figure salary you're not guaranteed to live on easy street. Pretty much all of my friends are high wage earners, yet all of them came out of college with deep debt...and interest. Add mortgages, cost of living, baby sitting, insurance, travel and a trillion other little niggles that add up.....puh-lease. Yet other people who claim to be in the middle class want to nitpick over these people speaking up for increasing costs.
Way to sink your own Battleship.
I believe the exact wording was "I have made 6 figures since the age of 21. The issue is that even at that wage it's difficult at best to get ahead"
What did your friend do for a living where they couldn't find a job? Getting a degree in "women's art history during the late 1600's" is a problem of their own creation. Not every job should be a career and not every degree will make you a fortune. IMHO most basic college degrees (AA, BS and Masters) are not worth the $
I think I pretty much outlined why in the post you just quoted. Eh?
I was just pointing out what he was most likely going off of sir
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@GAY HOEMAN you need to check your privilege and your 6 figure income before you start talking about inequality.
@GAY HOEMAN you need to check your privilege and your 6 figure income before you start talking about inequality.
Good guess. He was a programmer with 2 Masters in the applicable fields. His wife was a maternity nurse. Tried to start a business when he couldn't find work. Lasted 6 months.
So yea.....uselesss.....
Out of curiosity what languages was he proficient in, if you happen to know? Does he have any experience with NPR reports?