return2ozma@lemmy.world to A Boring Dystopia@lemmy.world · 11 days agoEven households earning $150,000 a year are struggling with credit card and car paymentswww.cbsnews.comexternal-linkmessage-square39fedilinkarrow-up174arrow-down14cross-posted to: fuckcars@lemmy.worldnews@lemmy.world
arrow-up170arrow-down1external-linkEven households earning $150,000 a year are struggling with credit card and car paymentswww.cbsnews.comreturn2ozma@lemmy.world to A Boring Dystopia@lemmy.world · 11 days agomessage-square39fedilinkcross-posted to: fuckcars@lemmy.worldnews@lemmy.world
minus-squarePyotr@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up10·11 days agoIn HCOL areas, 150k/yr can be barely above poverty level. (See SF as an example, poverty income for a single earner is ~118k USD) Given the number of those kind of areas, and the cost of rent now, it makes perfect sense.
In HCOL areas, 150k/yr can be barely above poverty level. (See SF as an example, poverty income for a single earner is ~118k USD)
Given the number of those kind of areas, and the cost of rent now, it makes perfect sense.