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In reply to the discussion: Bernie Sanders: Do you know why millions of our people are stressed out? [View all]Ash_F
(5,861 posts)34. You are truly special
Makes 90k a year. Tells people to save.
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Bernie Sanders: Do you know why millions of our people are stressed out? [View all]
Playinghardball
Dec 2014
OP
Hmm, the .01% seems to have recovered X 1000 from all the charts I have seen.
Live and Learn
Dec 2014
#90
Not correct, in 40 years workers as an average have LOST $, bigtime...look it up.
drynberg
Dec 2014
#99
I think I'll fast 1 day a week and put the $ not spent on food into savings. Oops, a tooth went bad,
uppityperson
Dec 2014
#22
I know someone who is one of those irritating types that saved from their first job....
Spitfire of ATJ
Dec 2014
#31
cost of rent, groceries, natural gas for heating, education, taxes, health care,
liberal_at_heart
Dec 2014
#43
hey, maybe they can do that in their car before clocking into their third job..
frylock
Dec 2014
#47
uh. huh. I am sorry you miss the point that saying "budget, save" is rather condescending to most of
uppityperson
Dec 2014
#64
oh, my god. How oblivious can you be? Do you not comprehend that 95% of Americans
liberal_at_heart
Dec 2014
#67
So you disagree that there are millions of Americans who could be saving
taught_me_patience
Dec 2014
#35
There are roughly 1.5 million people out of 250 million wage earners who make over 90k.
Ash_F
Dec 2014
#36
My husband was fortunate enough to make it to that point at one point during his career.
liberal_at_heart
Dec 2014
#49
We saved. The interest rate is far less than the inflation rate and that's in this time of low
JDPriestly
Dec 2014
#40
You may have heard of Elizabeth Warren? Or do you think she is lying when she points out that
jtuck004
Dec 2014
#50
Are you out of you mind .. step into reality. People don't have any money to put away .. get it?
YOHABLO
Dec 2014
#68
I am sure you are well aware that median income is basically meaningless since living costs
Live and Learn
Dec 2014
#91
My grandparents were farmers. They did not have "savings" sitting around, but they owned
JDPriestly
Dec 2014
#46
And the last 15 years the billionaires extreme greed has reached catastrophic levels.
Initech
Dec 2014
#8
31 years, the Reagan revolution ruined the New Deal intentionally.
Dont call me Shirley
Dec 2014
#11
I agree, but many on DU seem to think Reagan economics were not so bad, currently many DUers
Bluenorthwest
Dec 2014
#23
We have no retirement. We are trying to pay off our house before retirement so we have a roof over
Dont call me Shirley
Dec 2014
#14
Especially because 23% of the population is below 18 and not even working
taught_me_patience
Dec 2014
#44
Those of us who understand what the disparity in wealth could do not just to individuals who lose
JDPriestly
Dec 2014
#88
Imagine the country we'd have if even a third of our leaders were on the same page as Sanders. k&r
polichick
Dec 2014
#42
Ten thousand? TEN THOUSAND?? In SAVINGS!? BAAAAAAAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
RadiationTherapy
Dec 2014
#54
Sorry but just like white people will never be able to understand being black, those
liberal_at_heart
Dec 2014
#65
My husband made a good living for a while and made some friends that have a good
liberal_at_heart
Dec 2014
#101
It's a reality that interferes with the illusion of being middle class...nt
Jesus Malverde
Dec 2014
#114