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Re:I Went to 50 Different Dentists: Almost All Gave a Differ... by mynameishere on Sunday August 06, 2023 @10:34PM (#37029363)
No, it isn't. Most people pay about that much for their cable. For the bottom 20 percent, yes, it is a budget-buster.

However, that is beside the point. Believe me, I hate explaining simple, simple things--but the person I was responding to is probably comfortably middle or upper-middle class and could afford a miserable 2000/year on a doctor. He doesn't have to become "rich enough", and almost 100 percent of the people in this thread don't have to either.

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Re:I Went to 50 Different Dentists: Almost All Gave a Differ... by DropInIn on Monday August 07, 2023 @04:17PM (#37040392)
Average canadian income is 60k

2 k is a lot for even those at the 50th percentile and extremely significant for those below it.

Min wage earners make about 30k, so that 2k is 6.6% of thier income....

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