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Survey: Almost 50% of Americans Consider Themselves ‘Broke’ (www.marketwatch.com)
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[–] [email protected] 31 points 3 months ago (1 children)

While our billionaires play with their stupid toys and regular people struggle.

[–] expatriado 10 points 3 months ago

Elon basically paid $44b for his favorite hobby

[–] Wogi 17 points 3 months ago

"let's have kids!"

"With what fooken money Midge?? With what fooken money??"

[–] [email protected] 15 points 3 months ago (1 children)

"Almost" 50%?

Bullshit, they didn't ask enough people lol

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago

Probably the only folks who weren't broke were the ones who didn't have to pay rent because they're homeless or in prison.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 3 months ago

Incredible. You mean to tell me that 50 years of artificial engineered wage stagnation is finally coming back to bite them?

[–] bashbeerbash 11 points 3 months ago

So much for the middle class. Almost like it was dismantled to favor the rich and surprisingly, "american greatness" started suffering.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 months ago

There is a hole in the bucket where the money pours out.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 months ago

Hey i got documented proof

[–] AlternatePersonMan 3 points 3 months ago

Nobody wants to work today. Right?