▲ 691 ▼ Most Americans don't earn enough to afford basic costs of living, analysis finds (www.cbsnews.com) submitted 1 year ago by return2ozma@lemmy.world to c/news@lemmy.world 94 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] rumba@lemmy.zip 17 points 1 year ago (2 children) Your experience isn't everyone's experience. Where you are 60% probably looks different than innercity 60%. Confirmation bias for you situation. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] fireweed@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago (1 child) Or rural experience. Wages are still shit but ever since covid rural housing and food costs have gone through the roof. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Gormadt@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 1 year ago And so many rural Americans being in food desserts doesn't help at all. Gotta drive 30+ minutes to the store just to buy some over priced trash food. Gotta keep insurance on the crappy car you struggle to maintain, gotta keep gas in the tank, etc. It's a snow ball that once it starts rolling it just keeps going downhill faster and faster. permalink fedilink source parent [–] jimbel@lemm.ee 1 point 1 year ago (1 child) That is why I asked. But still, they write "out of reach" so I it means 60% of people are well beneath minimal life qualitiy. I wonder what minimal life quality actually means tough. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] rumba@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 year ago The linked report is super clear https://lisep.org/mql They split up the necessities of life into 8 buckets, then calculated how much money you need to spend on them per year. But the actual meat of the report is geared toward the moving trend for items, poingint out that food, rent, choldcare and medical are becoming more expensive at a rate that's quickly surpassing wages. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] fireweed@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago (1 child) Or rural experience. Wages are still shit but ever since covid rural housing and food costs have gone through the roof. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Gormadt@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 1 year ago And so many rural Americans being in food desserts doesn't help at all. Gotta drive 30+ minutes to the store just to buy some over priced trash food. Gotta keep insurance on the crappy car you struggle to maintain, gotta keep gas in the tank, etc. It's a snow ball that once it starts rolling it just keeps going downhill faster and faster. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Gormadt@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 1 year ago And so many rural Americans being in food desserts doesn't help at all. Gotta drive 30+ minutes to the store just to buy some over priced trash food. Gotta keep insurance on the crappy car you struggle to maintain, gotta keep gas in the tank, etc. It's a snow ball that once it starts rolling it just keeps going downhill faster and faster. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] jimbel@lemm.ee 1 point 1 year ago (1 child) That is why I asked. But still, they write "out of reach" so I it means 60% of people are well beneath minimal life qualitiy. I wonder what minimal life quality actually means tough. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] rumba@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 year ago The linked report is super clear https://lisep.org/mql They split up the necessities of life into 8 buckets, then calculated how much money you need to spend on them per year. But the actual meat of the report is geared toward the moving trend for items, poingint out that food, rent, choldcare and medical are becoming more expensive at a rate that's quickly surpassing wages. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] rumba@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 year ago The linked report is super clear https://lisep.org/mql They split up the necessities of life into 8 buckets, then calculated how much money you need to spend on them per year. But the actual meat of the report is geared toward the moving trend for items, poingint out that food, rent, choldcare and medical are becoming more expensive at a rate that's quickly surpassing wages. permalink fedilink source parent