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Re:Wage Theft is a Bigger Problem Than Other Forms of Theft ... by knuththetruth on Saturday June 02, 2018 @07:52PM (#17217079)
It depends on if that 60k also comes with good health insurance though. Medical debt is a huge cause of bankruptcy and financial distress in the US, even for those who ARE insured:

https://www.fool.com/retirement/2017/05/01/this-is-the-no-1-...

https://www.nytimes.com/2016/01/06/upshot/lost-jobs-houses-s...

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Re:Wage Theft is a Bigger Problem Than Other Forms of Theft ... by paulcole on Saturday June 02, 2018 @08:12PM (#17217149)
You’ve been downvoted and I have no idea why.

I make around that and without health insurance my chronic illness would be a disaster financially. Fortunately with decent insurance it’s just a disaster physically and emotionally.

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