return2ozma@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.world · edit-21 month agoIs $140,000 the New Poverty Line for Americans?www.vice.comexternal-linkmessage-square105fedilinkarrow-up1260arrow-down120
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minus-squareChokingHazard@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up24arrow-down6·1 month agoYes. The people saying no are no longer temporarily embarrassed millionaires but temporarily embarrassed middle class. Have or have not, and 140k is have not given inflation, healthcare, education, food, rent/mortgage, energy etc.
minus-squareTubularTittyFrog@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down4·edit-21 month ago140K is more 85% of the USA population. It’s upper middle class. it’s about 5 grand a month in disposable income. assuming a 1/3 tax rate and 3K in rent/mortage it’s also what I make, and yeah i have that much disposable income per month.
Yes. The people saying no are no longer temporarily embarrassed millionaires but temporarily embarrassed middle class. Have or have not, and 140k is have not given inflation, healthcare, education, food, rent/mortgage, energy etc.
140K is more 85% of the USA population.
It’s upper middle class. it’s about 5 grand a month in disposable income. assuming a 1/3 tax rate and 3K in rent/mortage
it’s also what I make, and yeah i have that much disposable income per month.