Why are so many people struggling?

[LadiesFavoriteToy]

I don't get it... I work 20 days on with 8 days off and take home about $13000.00 for the 20 days of work. Yet I look around and see so many people suffering with paying rent/food etc... Is it the times we live in?

[dustybiker2]

Look at people on social security. Elderly, vets, etc. Say they get $900 a month.
Last four years food costs have gone up $200 extra on their monthly grocery lists, yet the gov only increases $20, on a good a year.
I know people who now treat fruit like condiments. Luxury items they no longer buy. This will soon turn into population control from malnourishment.


Be grateful you can work.

[MzAsh]

Average Americans are only making around 50k a year. This is no longer enough to sustain comfortably. The line is now closer to 100k.

[Anonymous]

For many reasons. Some of it of thier own making some of it not. I don't have it that bad off either. I'm on pace to make about 80k this year. But it's been a real good year for me. This is not my average. But because it's been a good year I save for years when it much leaner times. Not every person does that. Some people live for every day. And they pay for it when the lean times come.

[Astarlessnightsky]

Prices for everything rise higher and higher, everything gets more and more expensive, the only thing that stays the same for decades are the wages of the average worker.

[Dinklex3]

?

Im sure you’re educated enough to know that majority of people don’t make $13,000 a month.

[LadiesFavoriteToy]

No honestly... I'm actually pretty stupid. I just lucked out I guess.

[exitseven]

Everything is twice as expensive since Biden was elected. Wages have been flat.

[Anonymous]

Most people are lucky to make 13k a year

I make 20 in an average day so for 20 days I'd make 400, I couldn't fathom taking 8 days off a month, I take 1 day a year

[itsclearlynicholas]

The media make it sound conflicting that there's people out there spending excessively

[jahaims]

The economy has been tanking globally for the last 3 years. Do you live under a rock?

[gorydetails]

Wait you live in Canada?

[Twalli]

Most people don't make what you do