Letters: Readers respond to an article about quitting the rat race, with some saying their generation was handed an untenable position and others saying the struggle is nothing new
So am I. My rent however is three times as much (for a worse apartment), food is 2-6x as expensive, gas is… shockingly about the same but it was killer in 2012 too. Utilities are up, insurance is at 250%, medical aid remains unaffordable even with insurance, and I’m older will more medical problems, less energy, and it’s harder to learn new things. Oh and I’m in much more debt due to all the previously mentioned things, so I don’t even have space on credit cards for emergency purchases.
And 9/10 people I talk to are in the same situation.
Sounds rough. But I wasn’t trying to invalidate the other guy (nor you now), just making a point that individual circumstances don’t dictate the state of things overall.
Guess the juxtaposition by itself was too subtle to convey that, lol. Oh well.
What is that then? I’m looking for a percentage or something. What does it mean that you haven’t had much of an increase in 16 years. At that length of time I would blame you
Gen X and I’m not making much more now than I did in 2008.
The US never really recovered from 2008.
Millennial and I’m making over twice at much as I was in 2012. 🤷♀️
So am I. My rent however is three times as much (for a worse apartment), food is 2-6x as expensive, gas is… shockingly about the same but it was killer in 2012 too. Utilities are up, insurance is at 250%, medical aid remains unaffordable even with insurance, and I’m older will more medical problems, less energy, and it’s harder to learn new things. Oh and I’m in much more debt due to all the previously mentioned things, so I don’t even have space on credit cards for emergency purchases.
And 9/10 people I talk to are in the same situation.
Sounds rough. But I wasn’t trying to invalidate the other guy (nor you now), just making a point that individual circumstances don’t dictate the state of things overall.
Guess the juxtaposition by itself was too subtle to convey that, lol. Oh well.
And able to afford a third as much…
What does not much more mean? How much more do you expect to make
Keeping up with the cost of living would be nice.
What is that then? I’m looking for a percentage or something. What does it mean that you haven’t had much of an increase in 16 years. At that length of time I would blame you