Over half of Americans say they're not even close to financial freedom

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Over half of Americans say they're not even close to financial freedom
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This is so infuriatingly disingenuous that I’m having trouble putting into words an intelligent response.

I would need to triple my income to approach 6 figures. Making that much money may not fundamentally change the way I live my life but it would almost entirely remove my primary stressors. I could afford actual healthcare, I wouldn’t have to worry about whether or not my landlord is going to raise my rent to a point where I can no longer afford my home. I could actually save money so that if/when something happens to me I’m not completely fucked over night

You'd only be able to afford it for a little while until literally every industry raised prices overnight, jacking up inflation to the degree that normal people once again would struggle to put food on the table.

We need price control laws and high minimum wage laws to boost up the common man's buying power so that can't happen.

I could afford actual healthcare,

Bad news about that, 100k will still not be enough. Maybe 175k.

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