I love how they’re all clinging to each other and have the desparate, destitute expression of dust bowl California migrants. Grapes of Wrath but for hedge fund managers.
My two income household makes less than half the lowest income listed here (and it’s a retired couple with no dependants, while we’re parents). We consider ourselves comfortable.
The idea that any of these individuals have money woes is baffling to me. Like, the person making 230k by herself had to pay an extra 1.3% income tax? Who gives a shit.
all the proof you need to know that corporate media is written by millionaires, for millionaires
oh hey sbut
mmm yes $600 rent $20 health insurance very reasonable estimates
Jesus Christ. Also 2k/month is like assuming they pay no tax. Workers are taxed at like 30% which is higher than the crying PMC in the meme.
It’s more like:
1st job: $960
2nd job: $480
Total: $1440
Rent: $700
Utilities/Internet: $120
Car payment: $300
Insurance: $75 car, no health
Groceries: $300
Savings: no
Leftover: $145 for leisure
That $145 is also for taking care of your kids if you have them and covering whatever emergencies inevitably happen to you. Also, you can only get liability on your car, so any accident and you lose one or both your jobs and with no health insurance, you are basically fucked.
This is also assuming 60hr weeks at $10/hr with 30% taken out for taxes. It’s closer to 20% if you do max witholding, but there’s also state, local, and sales tax not included in that base federal rate that add up to close to 30%
Kinda crazy how 1/5th of our income goes directly to taxes when initially income tax was limited to the wealthy. I’d be okay with it if we recieved that much back in public services, but all we get is police, military, and bank bailouts.
Real “How much could a banana cost? Ten dollars?” Hours.
this is some 1% shit
According to business insider, only the married couple with 4 shits is 1% in 2020. It can be difficult to remember that these people’s realities are dramatically different from yours or mine. If nothing else changed but we decided to dig 10k worth of ditches and spent 10k to fill them back in on their dime then it would be a net gain in my eyes.
