• TubularTittyFrog@lemmy.world
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    10 days ago

    dude, everyone is one medical issue away from bankrupcy. if i got cancer i’d go bankrupt.

    yes, as long as you pay rent, have heat, and other necessities you’re not poor in in poverty.

    i don’t know what your standard is, but i grew up with a roof over my head, food in my belly, and zero luxuries. we were considered middle class. not poor. our houses were old and crappy, and our cars were used based models. the only ‘luxury’ we had was cable tv.

    the issue is now ‘middle class’ seems to mean ‘upper middle class’ as if if you can’t lve in the best towns, with teh best schools, and travel to europe with your family every year, you are ‘poor’. where i live people lve in posh expensive years, have the $5000 in electronics or more, are leasing new model cars, and traveling abroad 2-3x a year and claim they are ‘in poverty’. because their salary is ‘only’ 100K.