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at140

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24. LOL most Americans earn way more than minimum wage. You don't get it!

Reply to The Velveteen Ocelot (Reply #23)

Sat Jun 27, 2020, 01:19 PM

Jun 2020

Look at the sales of brand new cars, expensive apartment rentals, pricey houses...there are millions of them.
I am talking about my 2 young kids in their 20's. Both make 3 times minimum wage of $15/hr. They save nothing!
One pays $3300/month rent. The other has a flashy new car. I paid 1/10th of my paycheck in rent when I was in my 20's.
My kids will complain when they get old that they don't have enough money.

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Idiot-in-chief tweeting about Obamacare again [View all] soothsayer Jun 2020 OP

What's the better and less expensive alternative? Tell us, Donald! OrlandoDem2 Jun 2020 #1

Donald does NOT know answer to your question! He lives a horrible life style. at140 Jun 2020 #14

Goody for you. Not everyone fares so well, and often through no fault of their own. The Velveteen Ocelot Jun 2020 #20

Most people do not save money when they are young and have jobs at140 Jun 2020 #22

I think you don't get it. The Velveteen Ocelot Jun 2020 #23

LOL most Americans earn way more than minimum wage. You don't get it! at140 Jun 2020 #24

42.87% of Americans make less than $25,000. The Velveteen Ocelot Jun 2020 #25

How many of those 42.87% studied in STEM? at140 Jun 2020 #26

How many of them could afford college at all? The Velveteen Ocelot Jun 2020 #27

I could not afford college when I arrived here at140 Jun 2020 #28

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How much did college cost then? The Velveteen Ocelot Jun 2020 #30

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Thank you. The Velveteen Ocelot Jun 2020 #32

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College was cheap but so were my wages...85 cents/hour at140 Jun 2020 #34

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