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Lee Duna to News@lemmy.worldEnglish • 2 years ago

The "American Dream" costs far more than most people will earn over their lifetime

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The "American Dream" costs far more than most people will earn over their lifetime

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Lee Duna to News@lemmy.worldEnglish • 2 years ago
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The cost of raising kids, buying a home and achieving other traditional milestones today far exceeds a typical worker's earnings, one analysis finds.
  • @tsonfeir@lemm.ee
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    Stop dreaming, start killing the billionaires.

    • @Nudding@lemmy.world
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      57•2 years ago

      Imagine outlawing plastic bags/straws before private jets.

      • @tsonfeir@lemm.ee
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        20•2 years ago

        Keeps the masses busy. I guarantee they have plastic straws on those private jets.

        • @Nudding@lemmy.world
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          0•2 years ago

          You don’t drink champagne with a straw

          • @tsonfeir@lemm.ee
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            4•2 years ago

            Don’t tell me how to suck.

    • @killeronthecorner@lemmy.world
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      19•2 years ago

      First person to get a billionaire killionaire gets bragging rights for eternity.

      • @rayyy@lemmy.world
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        That would be about 10 seconds of bragging and eternity dirt napping

    • @cabron_offsets@lemmy.world
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      7•2 years ago

      They got guillotines on Amazon?

      • @Cowbee@lemm.ee
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        2•2 years ago

        The last Bezos will ship us the guillotine we chop him with, or something…

      • @tsonfeir@lemm.ee
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        2•2 years ago

        Only “action hero” size, and I’m certainly not going to cut off Andre or Wally’s head… how would we have dinner?

    • @RobertOwnageJunior@lemmy.world
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      7•2 years ago

      Yes, do it. Take the first step. You get Elon and maybe I’ll think of taking on Jeff.

      • @tsonfeir@lemm.ee
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        9•2 years ago

        Ahh yes, that’s the problem. Who starts 😩

        • @Nommer@sh.itjust.works
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          It’ll probably be the guy that got fucked over at every stage of their life and decides to become a martyr. So anybody at any time now really.

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            I’m just waiting… but I’m not a fire starter.

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