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Re:What does “shitty job” mean in the low-skill, low-pay world? by mepiethree on Sunday April 17, 2022 @02:14PM (#31062911)
A home, yeah, not a home in downtown metros. My uncle is a teacher and owns two houses in rural Ohio with his wife, kid, and two dogs. Living the American dream.
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Re:What does “shitty job” mean in the low-skill, low-pay world? by diordiderot on Sunday April 17, 2022 @04:01PM (#31063912)
How many hours did he work to buy the house. How many will a new teacher have to work.
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Re:What does “shitty job” mean in the low-skill, low-pay world? by refurb on Sunday April 17, 2022 @09:28PM (#31066341)
Pretty much. Not realistic to assume someone comes to the US with nothing and then buy a home in say San Francisco.

The American Dream is typically "come to the US with nothing and build a comfortable life, no matter who you are". I still think that's possible. Guaranteed? Of course not.

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Re:What does “shitty job” mean in the low-skill, low-pay world? by nradov on Sunday April 17, 2022 @09:51PM (#31066459)
A high percentage of homes in San Francisco are literally owned by first-generation immigrants. You can obviously see this just walking around and talking to people.
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Re:What does “shitty job” mean in the low-skill, low-pay world? by iamdbtoo on Thursday April 21, 2022 @12:12PM (#31111365)
Why not downtown metros? Would you prefer to have a poorer group of people who can't live near where they work?
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