How is it possible to say you can't afford shit when you earn higher wages than 90% of the world? Just a small leftover of their monthly income is enough to buy all sort of thing that people in the Third World would need to save for months

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Only financial morons and idiots say that. Being poor in America is 100% a choice.

Prosperity happens when you make way more money that the people you deal with economically.

If you are an engineer who makes USD 200,000 and the cashier clerk at your local supermarket where you get your groceries makes USD35,000, then I'm sorry but you are not as rich as you think you are

>>212260672 (OP)
We are accustomed to lavish lifestyles that struggle to be supported under such meager salaries. I need faster horses, younger women, older whiskey, and more money.

You don't understand currency exchange, do you?

>>212260687
Most of the time, this. If you ever take a look at the actual bank account statements of people who claim to live "paycheck to paycheck" here, it's usually full of random bullshit like Netflix, Spotify, Apple Music, Youtube Premium, Amazon Prime, Doordash pass, Klarna payments, eating out every day, buying name brand shit, labubus, dubai chocolate, etc.

>>212260672 (OP)
Cost of living is MUCH more expensive than the rest of the world, especially housing.