Rich people do have trouble understanding what it's like to be poor

Re:Rich people do have trouble understanding what it's like ... by TomSwirly on Saturday May 22, 2021 @10:24AM (#27246825)

> I remember a politician complaining about having difficulties with a salary of 6000€/mo.

It depends on where you live.

I lived in New York City for years. If you had a family, it would be hard to live there as on 6000€/mo, unless you had been living in the same apartment for decades. The median cost of a 2-bedroom apartment there is 3000€ a month, taxation is high (federal, city and state taxes), food is wildly expensive, etc.

I hear London and Tokyo are even worse.

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Re:Rich people do have trouble understanding what it's like ... by pedrosorio on Saturday May 22, 2021 @10:55AM (#27247096)

It’s reasonable to assume the politician earning 6000 euro a month was not living in NYC, London or Tokyo

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Re:Rich people do have trouble understanding what it's like ... by ta988 on Saturday May 22, 2021 @10:58AM (#27247139)

There are people living with much less according to salaries distributions how do they do it?

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Re:Rich people do have trouble understanding what it's like ... by refurb on Saturday May 22, 2021 @11:15AM (#27247316)

Hard to live on 3000EUR/month after housing?

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Re:Rich people do have trouble understanding what it's like ... by nitrogen on Saturday May 22, 2021 @11:36AM (#27247523)

US salaries are pre-tax, so it wouldn't be 3000 left over.

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