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fthepats t1_j9dzw8o wrote

The US is amazing if you earn far above the average. It really is almost impossible to beat. However, it can also be quite suffocating on the lower ends of income. Future issues in the US will not affect you if you're a top income earner. I make ~300k and my wife makes ~175k and we are not remotely worried. I do think things will get worse for the bottom % of earners though.

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faghaghag t1_j9e19ww wrote

yeah, that 'bottom' 90% or so is gonna have some trouble, but things are looking great for you!

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fthepats t1_j9e1qqd wrote

OP asked a question about prospects in the US with a good income so I gave it. I realize there's always gonna be people that get upset when I list what I make.

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faghaghag t1_j9e9bzu wrote

enjoy your bubble, when the rot comes, and it is coming, you're going down too

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wavespeed t1_j9e5gov wrote

Respectfully, this is a short-sighted but common view. America cannot be better than 90 percent of its inhabitants in the long run.

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BernieManhanders23 t1_j9e1574 wrote

Do you genuinely not believe that you and your wife making that money won't have your physical lives at risk if people become increasingly desperate over the decade and we continue this course? Honest question.

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fthepats t1_j9e21iv wrote

Not really. I live in a LCOL-MCOL area in a house valued at 200k. I don't live much different then my neighbors. Got a high-school teacher on one side and a fireman + nurse on the other. The only people who are acutely aware of our income is my parents when I paid off their mortgage so they could retire.

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eg997545 t1_j9ecpcb wrote

What will do you when those awesome neighbors of yours start losing their homes? Don’t think it won’t happen in your lifetime. I honestly hope it doesn’t, but start thinking about what your response is going to be.

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snapcracklethenpop t1_j9ed8e0 wrote

What do you do to make $300k? I live in a HCOL area but they pay like we live in a MCOL Only people who make money like this are surgeons, politicians and VPs, CEOs etc around here

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fthepats t1_j9f5a5i wrote

I was a principal data engineer at a fortune 5 insurance company. Now I transitioned to senior director and run multiple core platform teams. At my current company thats 2 bands off VP.

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