Should’ve fucking voted.
Look up “Hell’s Angels” by Hunter Thompson. There’s a chapter where he discusses the economics of being a biker/hippie circa 1970.
Angels could work six months as a Union stevedore and save up enough to live on the road for two years. A part time waitress could afford to support herself and her musician boyfriend.
My stepmom “paid her way through college bagging groceries.”
College tuition now: 30,000/yr
7.25 (min wage) x 30 (never give full time because laws) x 52 (weeks in a year): 11,310/yr before taxes.
Thanks for the advice Agnes.
There was a student in my elementary school class in the early 90s, whose single mother worked as a cleaning lady at the school and supported both of them with that money. They had a small apartment, a car and while she was considered poor, she always had enough clothes, school supplies etc.
MuSt Be ThE gEnOcIdE…
It probably doesn’t help.
I’m over 30 and miserable. Don’t count me out on this one.
You just want a participation trophy.
Listen they gave out a participation trophy to Jimmy Weatherford when I was in little League and that fucker never did a goddamn thing. I’ve suffered just as much if not more than today’s youths.
No shit, either you’re homeless and unreported or you’re working a half dozen jobs to barely not be homeless while taking all the loans you can to live somewhat tolerably.
The US is going to collapse in a few years anyway, that’s the only hope anyone has left anymore.
Jokes on you, I turned 30 a few months ago.
How does it feel not being miserable all the time?
I’ll let you know when it happens. :)
Any day now…
Miserable. Source, almost 34
But… I’d expect THIS magazine facing a sold grasp of happiness in us working class people?
I know that many under 30 would be much happier if no single person owned more than $1 billion in assets. Why don’t we try that?
Good luck with that
Let’s see… Groceries are up about 300%. House prices are up about 250%. Rental costs are up by about 250%. Electric is up by about 150%. Cheap fast food is up by about 350%. Salaries are down by about 20%. Huh… I wonder why we’re delving deeper and deeper into despair…
