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Originally posted by bilmore
How many people in society in general would be happy to hit $55k? You're drawing a very warped baseline.
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Yeah, go read the NY Times on Sunday, which had a pretty length article on this. Among the many points are (a) no one considers themselves upper or lower class and (b) $55k is a pretty solid salary for most people.
Are views are entirely distorted by being among the upper 5% in overall education and, in many cases, the top 5-10% in annual income. If you can't live on $55k, at least in most U.S. areas (exclude, NY, SF, LA, DC, and perhaps others), you're not trying hard enough to economize. Start by trading down to a used F-150.
