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by bpt3
17 days ago
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Sure, lots of people have no idea what it's like to live abroad and have doomers telling them to get out because it's not their fault they aren't successful in the country where the middle class has the highest disposable income in the world. I'm well aware they exist as a person who spends some amount of time online, so you can spare me the lecture about being curious. Those people would be better off under a more generous welfare state, but immigration policies in those nations are much less dysfunctional than our own. If you are able to offload some of these people onto another nation, I thank you, but it's a very odd focus for a charity. If you want an example of how uninformed the people inside your TAM are, see the younger women polled in your citation. Based on other data, I strongly suspect they are motivated to leave due to actual and potential changes in abortion law and policy in the US (which I do not support for the record), and have absolutely no clue whatsoever what rights they would have in most of the rest of the world (spoiler alert, it's less than most Americans have). |
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What disposable income? There is very little, if any, middle class left ("K-shaped economy"). You say misinformed, but the economic ground truth is clear as day imho.
Americans Are Falling Behind on Their $1.25 Trillion Credit-Card Bill - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48327518 - May 2026
‘It’s never enough’: young Americans struggle to build financial independence as cost of living spikes - https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/31/young-adults... - May 31st, 2026
Brookings: States of Affordability: A series on where and why US households struggle to make ends meet - https://www.brookings.edu/articles/states-of-affordability-a... - May 27th, 2026
This is how close American households are to the financial edge - https://www.npr.org/2026/05/28/nx-s1-5836525/affordability-r... - May 26th, 2026
Urban Institute: The American Affordability Tracker - https://www.urban.org/data-tools/american-affordability-trac... - Last updated April 2nd, 2026
> Nearly half of people in American families cannot afford the true cost of living. Urban research finds 49 percent of people in American families don’t have the resources to cover essential expenses to live securely in their community.
> The cost of essential goods and services is rising faster than earnings. Since 2017, average earnings have grown about 43 percent nationwide. Over the same period, home sale prices have increased 81 percent and rents 54 percent. The lowest-cost Silver health plan on the Affordable Care Act Marketplace has risen 77 percent, and child care costs have grown dramatically.
> Rising everyday expenses, including energy and transportation, are adding new pressures on households. Residential electricity costs have increased faster than earnings across much of the country, leaving customers paying about $40 more in December 2025 on average than they did in December 2017. Gas prices have also risen sharply, with the national average growing by $1.00 per gallon since late February 2026.
> Affordability pressures are spreading beyond traditionally high-cost areas.
> Many previously low-cost regions, including parts of Atlanta, Chicago, Louisville, Winston-Salem, Columbus, Nashville, western New York, south-central Wisconsin, and central Florida, are seeing costs for housing, health care, and groceries rise faster than in other areas.
Brookings: In every corner of the country, the middle class struggles with affordability - https://www.brookings.edu/articles/in-every-corner-of-the-co... - December 2nd, 2025
Americans are losing spending power, say researchers: Most can no longer afford a ‘minimal quality of life’ - https://www.cnbc.com/2025/06/13/most-americans-cant-afford-a... - June 13th, 2025
US Dept of Labor: Childcare costs remain an almost prohibitive expense - https://blog.dol.gov/2024/11/19/new-data-childcare-costs-rem... - November 19th, 2024