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My point is this is actually a rare occurance not some sweeping endemic problem.
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The percentage of the population that files for bankruptcy in a year is like .1% so if 65% of that is from medical debt it's. 07%. Plus banruptcy doesn't even mean you just have 0 dollars are are homeless.
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Well no it's an adjusted hourly rate to account for cpi changes. It's more about the percentage change which is in the 10% range.
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Imagine thinking we are about to experience a class revolution because one psycho killed someone.
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How did I move the goal post? I just pointed out that real wages have increased.
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While it hasn't kept up with rent increases necessarily real wages have actually increased over that time.
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It's a difference of about 2 years it's not even that big. Plus spending on Healthcare increases with income.
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Nice LARP.
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Yes there are fewer europeans migrating now because Europe is generally doing better economically. But a sizeable numbet of people move to the US out of preference, which also indicates it's comparable to European countries. Most immigration to the US is for economic and education reasons.
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Broadly speaking it's better to live here than the vast majority of the world.
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Then why do hundreds of thousands of europeans move here annually? Why do millions from around the world cross oceans in a dingy or carry infants through the Darien gap? Obviously because despite imperfections it's a really good place to live.
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Almost no one makes federal minimum wage? And about half of those who do are under 18.