Americans Struggling to Make Ends Meet | A Hidden America with Diane Sawyer (Nightline)

From fast food workers to shuttle bus drivers, many Americans aren't able to afford housing or pay the bills on current wages.
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[@rochester212]

The new american dream: affording rent.

[@Hndjdj400]

LOL

[@Roasty420]

Ain't that the truth lmao I remember my step dad tellin me that back in his time groceries were never past $100 dollars, you could buy a months worth of lunch with $20-$50 and You would still have spendin money left. I got my own struggles too I am 24 years old and I have never owned a car due to the fact my family went throguh something and I had to steal and rob places and I had friends who had to sell drugs. Imagine the American dream being reduced to selling drugs and robbing people just to eat and Buy things. My landscaping jo I get $600-$800 I rarely ever see $1000 and To me that is a problem.

[@Hndjdj400]

@@Roasty420 😭😭🥺🥺

[@lordfrieza3982]

I will sell drugs or rob before im a slave

[@AngelAngela]

yung boi lol 😂 you don’t want the thug life. Trust me 😂😂😂😂

[@wwood23]

Working just to pay bills isn’t living

[@FoodRecipes108]

I am surviving

[@Daidoro]

Sad but very true!😞😞😞

[@KirkLee1983]

Don't have kids then!!

[@harleymartin7759]

become a auto mechanic, and make money

[@KnockoutInvesting]

That's existing. Not living.

[@Brit943]

The rent is too damn high

[@tonygg1888]

Rent, mortgage, car payment, gas, utilities, cable, foid. Just work to stay broke. Almost all the prices have doubled. But, wages don't get a double increase. When I retire or vacation I'll be in a 3rd world country, much cheaper and more reasonable than America.

[@instanthellmurderer]

Damn right!

[@GO-cz7cl]

Let go your ego. Live with family or friends.

[@mumiaali4821]

@@GO-cz7cl shut the fuck up

[@mandyh9832]

britany johnson and will get worse thanks too Trump. Millionaires getting tax breaks... while working class getting nothing. And HUD cutting low income housing programs. Welcome too America

[@loweanderson5807]

I commend that black man for taking 8buses to take care of his family working 2 jobs I do the same every day working warehouse jobs bro you are not alone

[@markwhittaker6866]

Salute to you and the other man. May you both be blessed.

[@dachicagoan8185]

Commend? You should be disappointed for him that he has to do that

[@nunyadambusiness3530]

Not his fault he had to start pitching in for bills when he was a Minor. People can't avoid what their parents force them to do every time. Its crap. I'm disappointed in his parents, and this Economic System, not him. You don't see Norwegian or German McDonald's Employee's suffering, why should they suffer here? This is AMERICA. The more you lick that corporate boot, the more this country WILL get worse. And its YOUR KIND, the HONKIES, are making it worse. @@dachicagoan8185

[@yoleeisbored]

Poor guy. Hasn't been to movie theater sibxe matrix that came out in 99...

[@jnels2007]

@@dachicagoan8185I think he commends him but it’s also disappointed based of the fact he’s doing something similar

[@stefis007]

My name is Stef...I am an American who grew up in Detroit, MI and lived in poverty my entire childhood. From not having a place to stay, to living on the streets, to living in a shelter(C.O.T.S). During High School I worked 3 jobs, (Home Depot, Panera Bread, and a co called Sundries) I was very tired and tried to excel very hard in school. It was very difficult, especially looking at what everyone else had, that I didn't. And I don't mean the expensive name brand clothing. I mean a house (or my own room, with a bed to lay my head on) and a car, and having some savings for college. After I got out of HS I went to a community college, that I could afford graduated in business and now I work as a supervisor of a hospital. I am very grateful for what I have, but I will tell you to anyone who takes the time to read this, have fellow feeling for your neighbor and listen to the stories of others. You wont believe what's behind a smile.Cheers, Stef

[@pollitoskrillero5333]

Stephen Vaughn You’re an inspiration. 👍🏾

[@Nirvana-For-All]

Lot of respect for you man. I wonder how you managed 3 jobs. Even if you're working one job and you don't get proper rest and healthy diet, it starts to play with your mind and makes you mentally sick... I'm not an American, but I'm also a part of the American Healthcare for almost 20 years now. It's a lot of work, but in an equally less salary with no holidays even in the holiday season....

[@margetalicahinkle8564]

God Bless You- so happy you have done well in life! You are awesome! Cheers!

[@edwardhernandez6668]

Boring.

[@carolynsmith9172]

Stephen Vaughn Stef read The Total Money Makeover by Dave Ramsay. Also, you need a "Side Hustle" to sock away money in a Roth IRA. Use Vanguard Target Retirement.

[@forman208]

Two fast food jobs, EIGHT buses. I don't know how that dude manages. I legit couldn't do that every single day for 11 years

[@kanecorbin4940]

They call people in jail criminals I call them hero's

[@forman208]

@@kanecorbin4940 Lol, the fuck does that have to do with anything?

[@shantricejones5830]

Yeah, I would have ran out and found a new job. He is in my prayers tho.

[@meatyflappers]

yeah.. here's the chair here's the rope

[@jeanp.5929]

I'd lose my mind working and living in those conditions too. It would of been better for him if he took a risk within the first few years of starting and gone to some type of trade school. It would of seriously hurt him financially but 20 years later he wouldn't be where he is right now. Of course I don't know his exact situation but working at BK for that long earning minimum wage is torture enough.

[@sadnessbloo]

in this reality, only the ""upper class"" "lives". the ""middle class"" "struggles", and the ""lower class"" "endures". welcome to humanity.

[@stevejohnson978]

sadnessbloo Now just imagine life in the Favela in Rio...it feels hopeless

[@chrism8180]

@The Man With No Name you forgot the unseen ruling class. They aren't included in stats though, best if the public doesn't know such a class exist

[@cordillerialatria1313]

Its just upper class and lower class

[@justgeorge3728]

Couldn't have said it better!

[@maureencora1]

$7.25 an Hour, 40 Hours a Week = $290. oo After U.S. Taxes the America Nightmare.

[@alotofmore]

maureencora1 that doesn’t even pay my utilities

[@maureencora1]

Some are Not Able, Welcome to the America Nightmare.

[@forman208]

If you work 40 hours a week, you should be able to afford a basic standard of living. This dude's entire life literally revolves around either working or commuting to work, and he doesn't even get paid enough to pay for life's necessities

[@howtobebasic2122]

Tell me about it

[@Cam-pt9ex]

You have to bump up your skills. At least get a certification. 7.25 are for high schoolers and young people barely getting into the work force

[@wongsifu460]

in today's America, middle class is dead. You are either rich or poor

[@jesus7es7dios7]

please breakdown the classes to give better elaboration... what do you mean there is no middle class? so if you are a professional making higher than 60,000 dollars a year you are still poor?

[@JuanMartinez-oq3jm]

I blame Mexicans

[@alexchavez3244]

Juan Martinez 😂 I blame whites for being greedy and paying credit Mexicans help the economy idoit the rich pay them shit for better work for cheap you stupid headass

[@ohsunkang1177]

No. More Americans are in the upper middle class than ever before. Stop listening to those corrupt DC clowns.

[@mycelia_ow]

@@jesus7es7dios7, yes, and that's also usually how much teachers make.

[@robleeg]

I'm 26 years old living in Atlanta Georgia. I'm trying so hard to do better moving up gradually. I went from being a housekeeper at $8.75 an hour to a Certified Nurse Assistant with 2 jobs. One where I make $11.00 an hour an another I'm at $13.50. I'm still struggling though because of taxes and the cost of living. Now I'm about to become a city bus driver starting at just a little more, $15.40 an hour. I just got my cdl permit and being trained for my cdl. I'm not going to settle and stay where I'm at. I'm about to get as many trades up under my belt as possible

[@JoseJimenez-um8tq]

Rob Lee G Chasing Them Dreams hey little homie keep your head up and just continue to work hard it will pay off, you could go hey a college degree,but in college they don’t teach how to work hard

[@eliudmisoi9633]

And its my dream to go USA

[@mbords01]

Rob Lee G Chasing Tem Dreams, I really respect your healthy ambition; and if I was your grandparent I would not worry about you and certainly I would do anything to help you along if you need it. All the best.

[@mbords01]

Rob Lee G Chasing Them Dreams, Frankly, at your age if you take care of yourself well, save money, and eventually when you feel comfortable to drive either bus or truck on your own you will be doing well. Do not get distracted, do your job well; and stay healthy.

[@eliudmisoi9633]

@@mbords01 ,thnx sir ,so how is life thre

[@Onry1]

I was just at Walmart tonight and I couldn't believe all the cars sitting in the adjacent parking lots with people living in them. Scary!

[@GreenReaper8866]

People should have more respect for people that have to sleep out. You don't know what there situation is or what there going through.

[@Onry1]

Jump the gun much? I wasn't disrespecting them at all, I was stating that I couldn't believe how many there were in 1 area. It's sad in 2020 there are that many people homeless...

[@DagenGaming]

Its real i was sleeping at the park not to long ago im still trying to graduate highschool its hard af out here

[@GreenReaper8866]

@@DagenGaming Much Respect keep your head up

[@princessvivianna]

ITS TRUE EVERYBODY IS LIVING IN THEIR CARS.

[@imdatdogmom964]

That’s a real man, doesn’t matter what he does as long as he takes care of his family. Mad respect.

[@tmcdowell7977]

I cannot believe how people are sticking their nose up at that young man, he’s not out robbing and stealing but instead making an honest living which is a lot more than I can say about Wall Street billionaires.

[@tribeoflevi2491]

T McDowell facts I said the same thing, like how can you mock the brother, meanwhile those people living just like him tryna make it seem like they rich smdhh

[@generalafrika4736]

They are white supremacists. Don't be surprised. They are about 20% of America. You don't have to shoot up a church like white extremist Dylann Roof... just make sure the next George Zimmerman is "Innocent" in the court of law. This is the story of America.

[@vanessawoodall3515]

Thank

[@bobbalooo954]

General Afrika Awakened with a username like this you talk about white supremacists. Not surprising at all. White people live that same life, work that same job and get the same judgement. I am one. Im not whining about it. If America was 20 % white supremacist this year, the nation would be different. Thats 1 in 5 white people that believe their people are supreme and should rule the lesser. Im guessing white supremacist just doesn't mean what it used to.

[@Tyrik73]

Their hearts wax cold.

[@cflowers29]

Terrance story is amazing. How can he smile and still be positive.

[@MetroCollectablesandvlogs]

Totally agree! Such an amazing individual.

[@goldengod9968]

In his situation being negative doesn’t help anything he does what he has to do and that seems to be enough for him, sure I bet he dreams of a better life but he makes do and doesn’t have a reason to not smile if that makes sense

[@MetroCollectablesandvlogs]

@@goldengod9968 , I work my ass off to but sometimes i get negative, dont mean to, but when Bill's pop up its frustrating. Not having enough to save. I wish they do a new episode on him to see hows hes doing. He has great spirit and i know good things are coming for him!

[@goldengod9968]

Tesseract Comics yeah I work a lot too doesn’t seem like I have a life to even live sometimes and yes I agree I get upset and angry just thinking about not having enough money and whatnot but at the same time letting it get you down and controlling you doesn’t help, that was my point but yes I agree with you

[@davidjones-wy3ln]

its because hes given up

[@Dj-Rabbit]

I have been with my lady for 20yrs. We were never able to get married or have children because we cannot afford it.

[@sophisticatedmm3632]

At least you all are realistic & realize that. Some people are careless.

[@DannyV818]

Dam bro that sucks I will extinct one day because of money

[@gillesbueno1153]

Same issues on this side of the pond, France for instance. Do not worry for not having kids. No future for most kids in the old Western World anyway...good luck to both of you.

[@daystarcreations]

@@douglasroach8079 you have completely missed the moral of the story.

[@lalaland2199]

Are you saying you cant afford marriage or the wedding ?

[@Saffrone221]

Who makes this prices. 800k house for a 3 bedroom 1 floor house.

[@madslynn9433]

Nefarious Cookie try Canada. 600,000$ for a 1 bedroom condo. The world sucks

[@Paul-os2hn]

The Rich to make the poor. The Rich don't care what happens to the poor, they just don't want to see them.

[@Interstella-ni3vh]

My pet peeve is when Boomers ask us Millenials why we can't save up for a house like they did. BRUHH their houses cost like $10,000 back then while it's in the MILLIONS now 🤦🏾‍♂️🤦🏾‍♂️

[@Saffrone221]

Carlos Molina exactly. If you start at 30. Youd have the house by 64 years old. Tony hawk bought a house at 20 same with most of the youtubers.

[@jgarcom8]

You think that’s bad 😂 in California 1 million dollars can get you 2 bedrooms and 1 bath

[@stewdog22]

The sad thing is even with a college degree, you aren’t that much better off.

[@delivertus4romnesha328]

Alexander Stewart Very true. Even with my masters I’m still making less than what I owe in loans to earn the degree. ($80,000)

[@Haruglory131]

I have two in business and computer science didn't do shit wasted 100k plus on two universities

[@sabrinacampbell607]

Thats the problem people are working so hard to get their degree spending thousands of dollars trying to get a better life then end up with nothing but debt. There are lot a people out there working at Burger king with master degree it's really sad.

[@sabrinacampbell607]

@vinnyusa2009 its the truth believe or not

[@pranshuanand4560]

@@Haruglory131 WHAT?? I went to study CS (in Germany) from Brazil and RN(after 3 years in India) I'm earning around 250K$ yearly in Cali, US. We are ALWAYS looking for more coders here. If you're genuinely interested in CS then come here.... You will get a job.

[@villafontananorte]

I make $20 in Ohio and work 40 hours. Single and no kids, I get taxed like crazy. I go to school and gas is a big expense for me plus preventive maintenance to my car once in a while. I drive a 08 Accord which will be paid off in 6 months. I made $48k last year and I can barely afford a descent life style. I paid $8k in taxes, $6k in rent, $3,500k in car payment, $2,000 in gas, $800 in car insurance for the whole year and 4k into my 401k. I was left barely with $20k left which does not include food, college expenses, phone, internet, electric bill, etc. And people want me to have kids? Fuck no.

[@whatiff4616]

wtf 3k in car payment?

[@leifc.6045]

College is a trap(nothing is free). Very expensive. Reason why the American people have to follow to the U.S. constitution. Fiat currency will be gold/silver by 2020. And it will help through the inflation towards the economy. Also, minimum wage and government laws are apart of this oppression.

[@ShidaiTaino]

Leif C. Let me guess: taxation is theft

[@leifc.6045]

@@ShidaiTaino It is and it's history all over again. July 4th, 1776. I know for sure our tax dollars are stolen and given to the corrupt politicians who are helping out the NWO

[@j.kol3491]

Leif C. Yeah because there is no such thing as a public job? Ever worked in the construction industry? Ever heard of prevailing wage? Our tax money does go to good use in some cases. I’m not saying your wrong but taxation isn’t theft. I work with guys who do nothing but complain about taxes, while at the same time being paid an additional 35.00+ per hour (on top of their normal hourly salary) by the state or federal govt.. It’s an awesome benefit for working with dangerous building materials and it’s an effective way of putting money in the hands of the working class. Not all of your tax money goes to corrupt politicians. We subsidize corporations and wealthy people who pay MUCH less of a percentage of their total income.. Remember Romney? 13% the same year I paid 26%... Trump? How much you think he pays? All of the money they don’t pay is subsidized by working class Americans. That is where the problems lies...

[@jasonpeterson5606]

People think just by staying in school you will survive. That is not how life works. Sad just so sad.

[@therant311]

Growler6t9 You increase your income. Instead of watching Netflix after school/work, you figure out ways to find more income. Work for extra cash on the weekends, keep grinding. Sitting around and blaming the rich won’t get you anywhere.

[@marksanchez3696]

James W so slave got it

[@TheMatthyssen]

@@therant311 fax, relying on 4 years on college is like suicide nowadays

[@JohnFKennedy420]

But that is how it works? Get a degree. Your chances of scoring a decent paying job skyrocket. You don’t even need a relevant degree. Any degree that shows you done some form of higher education will edge you over someone without a degree. That’s how life works bud. You have to work hard for a decent living. Get used to it

[@b4rs629]

@The Man With No Name No.... work, hustle, grind until you can't then take a break, but make sure you save the money you're grinding for. + make sure your grind is worth your time for your effort. I use to work 2 jobs one for 9.50 an hr and 1 for 7.25. Pulling 56-66 hrs a week no days for about a year before I got laid off + quitting the 7.25 for something bigger and better. I'm now reaping the rewards still from that 1 year hustle. I've had about 2 years off of coasting... I think I'm ready to go back for my next big hustle.

[@DonTheConPrison2024]

They give you a slight wage, then double up the prices on everything. So we really never got an increase in salary, just got scammed.

[@minorcek]

my dude with the 2 jobs broke my heart. 11 years and you can tell he's a diligent worker. somebody hire that fella

[@Eman1900O]

who spends 11 years in fast food and is young? that's his own fault.

[@minorcek]

Yipyo1986 I'm sure there are some choices that he's made that led him to spend all that time in an entry level position but I also realized circumstances play a huge role in individual advancement

[@boizchannilzz]

Yipyo1986 he has to support his family you drop kick

[@stacecollins5885]

@@Eman1900O don't judge...

[@l.a6273]

I woulda went army airforce navy if he work 16hr days then he can work 12hrs in the navy

[@chezwickcheese139]

Schooling isn't the answer either. A university degree doesn't mean squat anymore. They're a dime a dozen and half the degrees offered are completely useless.

[@humzahhassan4521]

Ashok Hegde what about loans

[@Julie-qr9ow]

It depends on where u live. A business degree in L.A. maybe hard to get a job with but a business degree in utah maybe easy to get a job with.

[@daburkumar7201]

Same here in Asian countries.. Schools and college education is not the answer.. Crony capitalism is killing masses..

[@nicolewarren5049]

So true!!

[@mannyfernandez7028]

@@daburkumar7201 its not a guarantee but education is a ticket out of poverty , how you get to your destination is subject to outside influences but at least you got a ticket with you.If you dont have a ticket , ..you walk and the journey sure wont be nice.

[@carlososcarcomedy]

Sad. However when the minimum wage goes up so will housing, groceries and gas. It’s a rat race.

[@ATD909]

Carlos Oscar Comedy then why was the cost of living / income ratio so much better 50 years ago?

[@emanuelbonilla7753]

@@ATD909 inflation

[@ShadeMiller]

@@emanuelbonilla7753 point is income hasn't gone up with costs.

[@TheCHEETOAZ]

Dudes be asking for $15 then their rent jumps an extra $250

[@twinkiesforEVERRRRR]

chito ruiz that's true. If they raise wages then everything else will go up to follow. It's sad

[@Mooommmmeeee]

Why is food thrown away when there are people going hungry in this country? This MUST change!!

[@joshualaughlin2385]

Liability.

[@Kikester]

Jose Sanchez that’s would be a stupid lawsuit because they’re not paying for the food in the first place.

[@hottuna2006]

@@Kikester You don't seem to understand how the legal system works in the USA.

[@richyoung4051]

@@hottuna2006 i understand. but theres gotta be something that these food establishments can do where they create a legal document for the homeless to sign that they are not liable for anything that happens if they get sick or something like that

[@carlkpsplucky5554]

I bet companies would mind if they weren’t at risk of getting sued.

[@faal5810]

I have a masters degree and its been a struggle to find a good paying job some companies require higher education degrees and still want to pay 12$ an hour its absolutely so sad.

[@Brascobadboy]

FA AL south Florida is worse

[@letinhsong8024]

so very true.

[@christopherlincoln4550]

Very true I have heard this so many times. I went to a private art school and it cost a fortune and to me personally was a scam. I can only think of maybe a handful that actually graduted and is doing well but still have to pay back all those student loans. Most are working jobs they didnt even go to school for. Colleges are really just a business that sell you a fake dream with empty promises of a possible job in your field if you have a degree. All a degree now is a piece of paper. It doesnt promise or ensures anything when its people that never went to college who is making about the same as someone who went its all a scam and the so called American dream of capitalism.

[@aall2192]

@FA AL | What do you have a master's degree in?

[@aall2192]

@Christopher Lincoln | What did you get a degree in, specifically? I know you said you went to an art school, but so does that mean you just simply got a degree in "Art"?...or do you have a degree in a specific kind of art?

[@Venus1Star]

I worked in KFC as a kid and I couldn't believe the amount of food we had to out away at the end of the night. That should be illegal to do.

[@TheShospitali]

Aquarius Storm USA is a wasteful nation

[@l.a6273]

I used to go get kfc at night with my aunt they would give people extra food if your brought food even if it was a 1$ worth thats what they should do

[@gabrielcastaneda6245]

I’m from USA and you are totally right. Wouldn’t believe how much good food we throw away. What a disgrace

[@SakuraaaHarmony]

Aquarius Storm I used to work at an a&w and we really didn’t have that much wasted food. My boss was really nice and would often let us eat the food that didn’t get sold.

[@rembeadgc]

Yeah, and if people were allowed to keep what's left over then some workers would start short changing the customer so that there's more take-away at the end of the night.

[@lisamcleod8816]

Rent is being raised every year, High taxes, cost of living going up and jobs aren’t paying enough to live .. So you have to work two jobs

[@mirpurijournal8451]

Wait till Automation goes into full swing. You haven't seen anything yet.

[@lacostatatsi]

One corporation start to automate all others wil follow... worse inequality

[@TheUyotube]

Mirpuri Journal...Andrew Yang 2020

[@afreedman4361]

True. If wages are raised because of government intervention, jobs will easily be lost to automation. Thus the super highway to the inevitable will be exhilarated through higher minimum wages.

[@troy028]

What i say when robots start taking our jobs is to destroy them like philadelphia did with that robot that was going coast to coast in america. Just break them poor water on them. Theyll eventually get tired of paying for robots over and over.

[@joelvaldez5577]

we've seen self-checkouts and self-orders in some fastfood chains now. that's the start

[@Kinggregory98]

You guys should be ashamed of yourself, the young man is WORKING... Not selling DRUGS or committing any CRIMES... The struggle is real for others, but at least he's trying.... I wished ABC news give out more info, personally I would help his family out, & even motivate him to desire more... Somehow he lost his zeal, meanwhile still trying... I dig that brother 👍

[@back2the80s]

these are the same keyboard Warriors that say nobody wants to work. cant win

[@antoniohernandez7171]

after7pm I feel this man. Growing up in the ghetto in Miami, we were raised with welfare and food stamps. Every month I didn’t know if we would have a roof over our heads and not knowing if we’ll have food also no light.. none of that government help was even close to enough.. the story of this man hit close to home.

[@NaturallyNellzy]

after7pm i couldn’t agree with you more. He deserves a GoFund me.

[@kmtforchina8916]

then make a go fund me

[@SD4philly]

after7pm you have hope ,and more hope and you keep trying ,but things just refused to matriculate so you take what's available and maintain , I like many others saw the struggle and anguish in his face , a hurting feeling.

[@LuckyDuckie115]

My parents went to the U.S. (legally, waited 13 years for sponsor) in 1980. They were able to buy a small 1200 sqft house in Bay area with both making around $7 an hour at that time ...insane how times have changed. It's moronic that people who grew up in the 50s-80s, expect the current generation to have the same success. America is really different now

[@williamlee9669]

well with that house in bay area they are rich af now

[@jlandon6028]

The real problem here is that California is so corrupt that the military may be needed to restore it!

[@nocreativename]

Meanwhile the rich companies can avoid paying taxes. Very uneven

[@elisewarnicke4767]

Right? I hate it when people say the less wealthy take advantage of the system. Yeah some people may do that but the rich take advantage of the system.

[@tracy9451]

Glad I'm still in my tiny house. Old but paid for.

[@mumiaali4821]

@@CharisBrinkley now you already know the offer applies to your fine as well

[@debbieframpton3857]

Bought my 800 square foot house plus finished basement 18 years ago my mortgage has been paid off 4 years

[@Mohit-zn2rn]

@@debbieframpton3857 so lucky. I'm 27 and work as hard as I can but can't save penny due to house rent 😪

[@debbieframpton3857]

@@Mohit-zn2rn , Just keep trying as you get older and hopefully your income goes up even if you can only save $5 / $10 here and there set it and don't spend it will eventually add up. I saved throughout the years but my biggest savings came after my mortgage was paid for and I applied that money towards savings. I also got a profit sharing from work and I tried saving as much of that as I could one year it had to go towards a new roof a different year that plus extra bought a new furnace and air conditioning. If you ever have a job that has a 401k contribute to that as much as you possibly can I think if you can at least put 5% in you won't even notice that missing from your weekly paycheck. I wish you luck

[@chriswilson1968]

McDonalds rather throw food away then give it to the workers for free lmao

[@mooz56]

Chris Wilson instead of allowing their employees to take the remaining food home😡

[@t.y.6640]

When I worked there back in 07 they let us have it. Guess it just depends on which one you work at.

[@JoseMartinez-gf2tu]

Employees gets free meals tho

[@dinohermann1887]

+Jose Martinez Not everywhere as far as I know.

[@JoseMartinez-gf2tu]

Ukog Nos idk maybe just a Cali thing

[@Eszra]

My friend just told me that she makes $14's an hour, about 40's a week, maybe a little over. She makes to much for Food Stamps, and she still struggles to make a living. She's single, no children, and she isn't one to buy stuff she doesn't need.

[@wturner777]

Eszra Yeah, I tried to get assistance in my rent and unless I'm a parent with small kids I don't see it happening. I work part-time for tips and hours are reduced.

[@Pennys1]

tell her she needs a roommate. Even people making $5,000 a month have a roommate. She's not poor at all

[@kayzeaza]

14 hour/ 40 week, sounds like a good job

[@nyflo9563]

Eszra at 14 bucks an hour at 40 hours a week, even with some overtime I dont make a thousand dollars for two weeks, only after I accidentally left myself clocked in over night did I crack a grand but had to pay it back

[@kkawa6533]

It’s too bad she doesn’t have any skills maybe she should have tried harder in school

[@raphaelsturdivant519]

Somehow we need to stop wasting food... Let the poor employees take the leftovers home at the end of the day

[@markwhittaker6866]

Exactly. It is disgraceful.

[@carlkpsplucky5554]

Can’t do that. If the employees get sick or something from the food, they can sue the companies. A lot of liability. Bet they would mind if they weren’t at risk for helping someone out.

[@keepthefaith562]

This reminds me of when I moved to Orlando. Took me a month to find a job minimum wage and only 8 hours a week. I finally found another job but they wouldn't give me more then 16 hours a week making 10.50 an hour because they didn't want to pay insurance. Got another job again only 8 or 15 hours a week. Making 10.50 they didn't want to pay insurance. I ended up sleeping in my car for two days. I had 4,000 in the bank that I saved before I moved to Orlando. But I didn't touch it. I couldn't prove I made enough money to get an apartment and I couldn't find another place to rent. I ended up getting a hotel because sleeping in my car made me sick. I have up and went home. Moving into a three bedroom two bath home with a job right away. It helps when you know people!

[@kdilli6426]

Corporations like Walmart and McDonald's could be GREAT for this country. All they've got to do is take better care of their workers. Greed is the root of all things evil.

[@dantan1249]

K Dilli people worship captialism and really believe that it is the most moral system.

[@kdilli6426]

It is certainly not moral, quite the opposite. However, you could make a pretty strong argument that it's the best system we know of currently.

[@dantan1249]

K Dilli I agree. I hate the idea of dismantling everything. that would lead to more chaos and literally survival of the fittest. that being said, I'm just not having kids. I'm gonna enjoy my life as much but I think the world cost more than it's worth.

[@boss42971]

I love corporations like Walmart. They bring me cheap goods so my money goes farther. That's good for this middle class person.

[@trill4062]

K Dilli amen. Preach!!!!!

[@Anthony-he3yn]

everything is overpriced! especially rent and housing, what an abuse, it's not right!

[@jusayenso8186]

Anthony ......You are right. Guess who gets sued in small claims court and has to pay for their deceptive practices? Peon citizens and peon 'mom and pop' small business owners. Guess who's on the news every single night?....peon criminals. Now look at big businesses who are allowed to charge virtually anything they want and/or endlessly scam customers in so many ways. Hell, big pharma can charge over a thousand dollars for a bottle of pills. Don't believe the lies about how it's due to "research and development costs". Even $350 is such a scam for so many different prescriptions. Where's the in depth reporting on these giant companies accounting records? Nowhere! Why is this not newsworthy? People need to start doing their own news research and learn for themselves the real issues. But look what your local news reports on tonight.....street crime. Get it? The media's job is to bombard us with bullshit news that actually is anything but the real news they are told to not inform us about! Big business crimes and big business legalized crime. If we all were able to watch these news stories for just the past two years, we all would know what's really been going wrong with our working class economy. People need to learn about what's not being reported that should be reported on. Just look at all the commenters pointing fingers at peons or "global economy" or opposing political party , just to name a few so common comments. Political party choice is never going to be the answer but look how many people get fooled by that game. It's all about corporate corruption. Or did I miss the small claims court tv episodes where a person won a lawsuit for being billed $350 ...or $900 for a bottle of pills?! Nope....this is totally legal! Why? Same for insurance costs and other medical fees. But some peon selling knock-off watches or designer label clothes on the street can be featured on the news! Really? Who the f%*k cares about this! The media propaganda agenda....that's who.

[@letinhsong8024]

Anthony, before you judge landlords and call them abusers, you should investigate what property taxes are. I struggle to hold onto my house, because the property taxes are half again what my mortgage are...and THEY keep going up every year, unlike my mortgage. It would be impossible to be a landlord WITHOUT raising the rent! Instead of blaming landlords, let's do something to get property taxes reasonable, and to have some kind of a ceiling.

[@mal35m]

Le Tinh Song Exactly! I live in Oregon, Commiefornia north, property taxes and stupid government policies raise the price of rent. They blame the landlords but the truth is it is the stupid democrap party policies that make it more expensive to live here.

[@letinhsong8024]

I live in Oregon too (Portland), and the property taxes are outta sight! Last year it passed $3000 for the year...and my house is 756 sq. ft. That is beyond ridiculous. Unless one of my kids buys my house and lets me live in it, I will HAVE to sell when I retire, because I won't be able to afford the property taxes on SS. Then I guess I'll probably be living in a camper.

[@letinhsong8024]

he also built a mansion in California. I assume you are being tongue-in-cheek when you say he is in poverty, choc star lab. They took a page out of the Clintons' book, for sure.

[@rondagatts8960]

Unfortunately it's the American Way ... Work... pay bills... STRESSED OUT... not much of a social, family, religious life.... not much days off... work...work...work....work....work.... grow old FAST because you're stressed the f'u*k out.

[@whitesox2632]

But don't you understand it doesn't have to be that way? It's only that way because we allow it to be. Its like we are the hamster in the wheel. If you take a moment to just step away and take a mental time out from your life and jot down some notes about your life you will realize so many changes you can make to make your life so much easier better. When you do you will notice how much happier you can and will be. First and foremost why don't you have as many days off? Are you working at a dead end job that's not paying you enough? Start seeking a job a job that pays you better and makes you happy. There's endless opportunities out there for everyone if we seek it. Sometimes we just have to put in some work. As for the bills. What bills are they? Can you close out some of those credit cards reducing your bills? How about that cable bill? Do you really watch all of those channels? Could you go to a lower plan or go basic? Questions like that you should ask yourself. Try minimizing or eliminating your bills and make things easier. Then you will see the light at the end of the tunnel and see that life can be beautiful and you do not have to go by fast nor do you have to grow old fast because I am American and i do not see things your way. i am enjoying life everyday through the good and bad times because I follow these very guidelines. Remember we only live once. So you stress yourself out for what?? I choose to enjoy my life you should do the same.

[@lmjo4660]

Exactly no time to even think about the little people that make the world go round! Very sad

[@csick11]

@@whitesox2632 you live with your mom. Shut yo mouth bum

[@whitesox2632]

@@lmjo4660 Not true at all. I am not rich. However I make enough money to survive and I am still able to enjoy life and I don't have to be stressed out about anything. I live a stress free life.

[@whitesox2632]

@@csick11 I actually have my own place. I was smart enough to listen to my mother when I was 18 and apply for section 8. Now I have it and I am happily paying cheap rent in a nice place stress free.

[@br5439]

Nafta took 60,000 factories out of the USA. We got played folks, and Ross Perot told the truth,

[@spaceindian2378]

The media made Ross Perot look like an idiot

[@johnathin0061892]

@@spaceindian2378 Of course they did, the media is the enemy. Perot turned out to be 1000% correct.

[@JULYXXIV]

60,000 is barely a dent

[@KM-nq7ez]

Wish I could buy Terrance a vehicle... he deserves to be rewarded for his work ethic.

[@MetroCollectablesandvlogs]

Totally agree!

[@fightingbackatsocialissues9923]

HE DOES NOT NEED YOUR SHIT VEIHCLE. HE NEEDS HIS DIGNITY BACK AND THAT INCLUDES GETTING RIGHTFULLY WHAT HE EARNED. HUMANS ARE SO FULL OF SHIT!! GLAD YOUR DAYS ARE ALMOST OVER!!!

[@badgerfishinski6857]

@Bless This Mess - Sounds like a nice thing to do.... but the reality is that Terrance's job is easily replaceable with another unskilled worker. I worked at Burger King when I was 16 years old. I learned everything I needed to know in about 1 week. Too easy to replace that kind of labor... thus low pay. Thats' just reality.

[@pimpdoggydogg8670]

Wagecucks deserve nothing for putting up with bullshit all day

[@jamesjones1285]

It’s a sad story

[@spiritanimal7516]

Middle class = barely able to make ends meet.

[@22trem]

Middle class = Spends all their money on cigarettes, unnecessary toys and gadgets and eats out 5 times a week. Fixed that for you.

[@MoisesHernandez-sw5pt]

22trem not even

[@GotoHere]

Blue Squirtle Keep voting for high tax democrats and you will get poorer. Your community and state will get poorer. And the country will get poorer.

[@deedumeday518]

@@GotoHere Where do you think all those taxes go?

[@campdry]

J.O.B “just over broke”

[@rossedwardmiller]

I’ve seen this video so many times over the years. And the problems are just as bad now as they were then.

[@JB-jp6qm]

Dont care what the occupation is...if you work 40 hrs a week, you should be able to afford a comfortable quality of life.

[@uhhhu9563]

Joshua Baez no not at all

[@afreedman4361]

Who made the 40 hour rule? Sometimes going the extra mile pays off.

[@JB-jp6qm]

@@afreedman4361 Henry Ford made the 40 hour rule. The underlying issue is monetary policy but more specifically "Keynesian economics". Our current .notary system is unconstitutional. Therefore, the social security act act of 1934 was to illegal trade our time/life experience/soul as human capital. Furthermore, the Federal Reserve is owned by the Bank of England and the Bank of England is owned by the Vatican...please look into this, my friend.

[@forman208]

@@afreedman4361 The fuck? 40 hours is already a substantial amount of your time, and that doesn't even factor in the time it takes to get ready for work and the commute there and back

[@markwhittaker6866]

@@totoromar Totally agree with you.

[@zragen7]

There is something wrong with our country if you have to work multiple jobs just to survive. I do blame the government and their policies over the last few years for this.

[@mikeaskme3530]

@zragen7 if you think this just popped up in the last few years, then you must have been living under rock. this has been going on for at least 35 years, it has just reached a boiling point and unless something is done now that pot will boil over.

[@ZhangtheGreat]

It's an attitude problem. Too many people still believe that hard work is the key to financial stability, that someone who ends up not making enough to afford a decent living is simply lazy. Maybe this was true once upon a time, but it certainly isn't in today's society.

[@bukococonut]

It is important that these stories be told. Thanks for telling these stories.

[@mofo9886]

yes Obama really fucked up the US economy

[@anthonybarrow1142]

+God ShallSmiteYou REALLY?

[@naywahn]

Mo Fo You CAN'T be serious... data.bls.gov/timeseries/LNS14000000

[@keithmartin1328]

Mo Fo we have the same problems in Britain.

[@sakihealthbars1887]

lisa smith good

[@thestraycat907]

It took six months of 'research' for him to realize he pays his employees minimum wage?

[@AwakenedStars]

Stray Cat I hope someone started a coo make everyone lie to makes things sound even worst

[@nihilisticbarbie]

He did it when he started in the position..... come on...... critical thinking skills.... it's basic

[@classycassie1118]

11 years and he is not even an assistant manager. If retail is going to be your career you have to move up. You have to plan on at least being a store manager.

[@tonygg1888]

For real I would of been out of there. Once I found out it was a dead end. Gotta keep looking for something better.

[@drk1836]

This is so sad, these people like Terrance are so nice and hardworking, yet he isn’t rewarded with anything. Why is life so expensive

[@zuesos29]

I currently hold two job and its still not enough money to pay all my bills and start saving. All these finance experts talk about saving money, getting a nest egg going, etc. thats not reachable if you're paid pennies on the dollar

[@Eman1900O]

get a loan and go to school and major in something that you are guaranteed a job and better pay. I did this with nursing. went from making 8 dollars an hour, lived in an RV in school. Five years later making six figures and starting my Masters degree in anesthesia next month

Yipyo1986 stop fucking lying lol RNs don’t make 100k lmao

[@Eman1900O]

Klé Dulgarian Some do. I make 51.50 an hour as a travel float RN

[@anttucc9646]

Klé Dulgarian, my wife makes $35/hr as an RN with an Associates Degree in her first job out of Nursing School.

[@zuesos29]

@jesus handmaiden , I currently have three jobs now as well, two jobs just wasn't enough. The bad part is I'm still gonna need help with food til I find a better paying job, if that ever will happen.

[@gigiherrington3072]

I pray God blesses this man and his family.

[@alexanderricky3811]

The matrix is 20 years old, I think as of 2020...

[@marvntreyhd]

modern day slavery.

[@manniesreactionchannel3808]

MarvNTreyHD Blog True

[@LoveOlivie]

I concur.

[@Brascobadboy]

Florida is modern day slavery

[@TerrellAmari]

MarvNTreyHD Blog nice try

[@johnw8984]

MarvNTreyHD Blog nobody reports this not even MSNBC because they're run by a corporation. If you want to hear the real story about this either listen to Senate Senator Bernie Sanders or go on the Jimmy Dore show or democracy now they'll tell you everything you want to know about this disparity amongst the rich and the poor

[@cherzee8964]

No one in this country should be too poor to live. Heartbreaking.

[@cherzee8964]

Vivian Lee Your response is disgusting, and you’re an internet troll. The segment is about living wages. Not free money. Go away and stop trolling.

[@cherzee8964]

Vivian Lee Not if it means being a troll and a sad pathetic excuse for a human being.

[@cherzee8964]

Vivian Lee Oh No you’ve hurt my feelings! People like you who look to pick internet fights really matter to me. Hahahahaha bye loser, you gave me a good chuckle

[@cherzee8964]

Vivian Lee Ok pathetic troll. If that’s the best thing you have to look forward to in your life, you prove my point that you’re a loser. Hahaha

[@cherzee8964]

Vivian Lee Trailer trash, oh you are definitely projecting now you classless low life. :) :) :) Such a loser who resorts to words like cunt and trailer trash when some holds a mirror up to your fugly face. Bye Felicia. Oh and I’m Asian hahahahahahahahahha Jokes on you racist.

[@marcanthonymartinez5772]

God bless that hard working man 🙏 🙏 🙏

[@bookwormnaturelover7894]

I just quit my job to go back to self employment. I was poorer working full time vs half that self employed. It should be law that employers pay a livable wage. No way people who work full time should be poor living check to check.

[@missthang94parisbaby]

They do not care that you sleep in your car. THEY DO NOT CARE ABOUT US

[@baldy194859]

this is shocking ! back in the 60s and 70s I was making $4.00 an hour and living better than today ! what's wrong are the politicians are more concerned about the foreign countries than us ! we need to open our factories back up and get things here moving again !

[@avoo93r89]

Lorrainevrais Vrai

[@ShinkuGouki]

Lorrainevrais Vrai At some point,I just hope we all can set our differences aside,take each others hands and stop the greed...

[@Beachbug1vw]

Yet, all DemocRATS care about is making sure they get citizenship for 11 - 30 million 3rd grade educated Illegal Aliens! They will all be on welfare if they ever are legalized! Making them new voters is all Liberals care about while we have millions of homeless on the streets of every urban ghetto run by these same DemoThugs!

[@thelawisfortherichtruth6520]

Lorrainevrais Vrai. They do care, if the police finds you sleeping in your car they ask you to leave or to be arrested.

[@Kiwiconsipiracy]

When rent is $1200 for a one bedroom but minimum wage is $7.25 you wonder why more and more people live paycheck to paycheck.

[@ianalan4367]

Minimum wage jobs were never meant to support a family. Factory and corporate jobs have always been our mainstay. For the last 8+ years our corporate taxes were the highest in the world. Corporations left America and took those higher paying jobs with them. Now, finally, the current administration has lowered them back down and corporate decent paying jobs are returning. Things will continue to get better as long as we don't go back to democratic tax and spend policies.

[@shadedragon]

That’s your fault for paying that much for rent while getting pay 7.25.

[@chuy8356]

@@ianalan4367 Yes they were, Roosevelt intended them for this purpose, and people did just that back then.

[@burdine26.120]

Minimum Wage Would Be $22 An Hour If It Had Kept Up With Productivity. “If we started in 1960 and we said that as productivity goes up, that is as workers are producing more, then the minimum wage is going to go up the same. And if that were the case then the minimum wage today would be about $22 an hour,” she said, speaking to Dr. Arindrajit Dube, a University of Massachusetts Amherst professor who has studied the economic impacts of minimum wage. “So my question is Mr. Dube, with a minimum wage of $7.25 an hour, what happened to the other $14.75? It sure didn’t go to the worker.” Dube went on to note that if minimum wage incomes had grown over that period at the same pace as it had for the top 1 percent of income earners, the minimum wage would actually be closer to $33 an hour than the current $7.25. - Elizabeth Warren, March 19, 2013, www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/03/18/elizabeth-warren-minimum-wage_n_2900984.html "[N]o business which depends for existence on paying less than living wages to its workers has any right to continue in this country. By "business" I mean the whole of commerce as well as the whole of industry; by workers I mean all workers, the white collar class as well as the men in overalls; and by living wages I mean more than a bare subsistence level - I mean the wages of decent living." - Franklin Roosevelt's Statement on the National Industrial Recovery Act, June 16, 1933

[@chuy8356]

@@burdine26.120 And it was meant to adjust to inflation and productivity, but corporate and governmental greed didn't allow it too. They didn't keep FDR's promise.

[@chrisgeorgallis7746]

We are all in the same boat,even in Australia We live like Robots.

[@RandallHallKaizenReiki]

Eleven years at Burger King and hasn't made it into management?

[@zenithproject817]

People are asking why? Its "GREED"

[@russellmcafee9412]

it's called stop spending your money on stupid shit

[@TJ-oo5mx]

It's government intervention in the economy

[@tonygg1888]

Yup, greedy America

[@AntonVitullo]

People just make excuses

[@RK831]

Lack of motivation to seek opportunity.

[@nathan6763]

I did an essay on income inequality I’ve learned that the upper class increased from $180,00 to $350,000 in the past 48 years in income while the middle to lower class have stayed at a constant of $50,000 or below in income for 48 years with no type of increase. If you think income inequality needs to be fixed like this comment.

[@AB-ou8ve]

Sudhir Kakar Maybe you should get your reading glasses.

[@simplylavenia]

@Sudhir Kakar so what do we say to those who do go to college to learn of a skill, who have acquired a degree(s) {because now a lot of people have multiple} and once they are done either still get paid 14.00/hr or no one wants to hire? They did the work of going to college and getting the degree(s), now they're in debt and may still have to accept the same jobs that a person who hasn't gone that route would. Sometimes it not really a matter of oh "they need to learn how to push and apply themselves" "get a skill" "go to college" many of my peers have done this and can possibly still be stuck in the rut. So??

[@simplylavenia]

@Sudhir Kakar That doesn't answer the question. And no their degrees may not be in any random field that no one is looking to hire. Also I said peers as in multiple people.

[@simplylavenia]

@Sudhir Kakar correctly, mk

[@JN-er5yu]

@Sudhir Kakar The issue is there has been an increase in people becoming impoverished in America. That American dream that actually existed 30-40 years ago, does not exist anymore. Working harder and going to a good school is nothing to the bigger problem that capatilism renders on a society. You say education is to fix this all, well tell me what happens when everyone has a Docotorate, the value decreases, then what do we resort to? Experience? Then people demand higher sallaries because they have a PHD and businesses cannot function with everyone demanding higher sallaries, that means theres no profit and if theres no profit theres no incentive to run businesses, which means no jobs. School is not the answer to this problem, you should be smart enough to realise this.

[@lovelyshawdowz7972]

Rent is so expensive in the US

[@iveyhealth2266]

This is so prophetic watching this in March 2022. The situation is even worse today.

[@newnotification30]

It doesn't matter if the minimum wage goes up to $30 an hour because rent for a one-bedroom apartment will then go up to $5,000 a month. The key is to learn to find the courage to leave the rat race altogether.

[@realbigboss1009]

They call me Alf yea they got the shit sewed up we gotta come together and fight against this because it’s wrong

[@Eric-tq3vn]

@@MyNontraditionalLife By ensuring fewer have jobs? That's what raising the minimum wage does

[@urbanqid9604]

Yes!!!!

[@youvids9820]

All this is happening because of people like Donald trump,who fuck the system and don't pay taxes.

[@DB-115]

Exactly.. Minimum wage increase is nothing but a sense of false security. Don't believe the hype.

[@SuperRudyBooty]

Even with an overpriced education called a college degree isn't enough...I know from experience!

[@debrawehrly9031]

There are always community colleges

[@samkeurian2722]

15 an hr still won't do shit. What we need is a better economy and low taxes and less government regulation. You cannot live comfortably on your own on an a job that pays hourly. To make 40 to 50 thousand on a 40 hr week that's like 20 an hr before taxes. So you have to make like 25 to 30 an hr. But that's impractical. So get an education or a skill so you can make a decent salary. Get the government out, lower taxes, and make shit in America. We need to make America great again. Vote Trump 2020 and this won't be a reality.

[@leifc.6045]

@@samkeurian2722 what you need is to find other more suitable income than 1 job... like the majority. Do side gigs, sell things on pawn shops, buy gold/ silver (those have value and they are bringing back gold/silver as fiat currency) but other than that, we have to bring back the constitution. Reason why there is barely jobs because of the minimum wage and especially a mass caravan of migrants.

[@Wooley689]

The only one whos benefit these days from College and University education is the College and University. It is not what you know, it is still the old game of who you know and how much you want to kiss their ass.

[@Wooley689]

Debra Wehrly sure to help you get a low paying job that will work you hard with no benefits, oh you might get some fancy title to go with that low wage job.

[@retro9067]

I felt this personally. I was living below the poverty level til I recently got a tough job working in the oil fields. I get a great salary now but it comes at a physical and mental cost. Just to support my family

[@--Skip--]

I work for the government and can't afford food if I pay my bills. I have no TV, no cable, I don't smoke, vape, drink, use drugs, own a 2015 used commuter car, or have any expenses except what is absolutely necessary. I don't qualify for SNAP because I am single and "earn too much." My department had 15 employees at the first of the year. We are now down to 6. All others quit when offered better jobs outside the state jobs. The governor, commissioner, line managers have no idea how we live day to day.

[@deniseduggins8933]

Diane Sawyer...."college savings for the kids?" Oh please....

[@mel...s]

the rich are getting richer and the working class are suffering

[@Get_yotted]

The smart become rich while the stupid remain poor, if you gave a million dollars to everyone the same people who are rich now will remain rich while the stupid go back to being poor.

[@Legodude552]

Mel S Too bad so sad. Cry me a river. The rich getting richer is absolutely normal and natural. Look up the pareto principle. Once you have money is 100x easier to attain more.

[@LIQUIDSNAKEz28]

Don't worry, Universal Basic Income is already a rapidly growing idea in the western world. When the economy collapses, and the average American can't make ends meet, shit will hit the fan, the trend of automation and job loss will continue, and the VAST majority will be on your side. When that happens, the 50/50 political split will drastically shift LEFT-ward. When that happens, who are the majority going to support and bring into power??? The political leaders that tell them they need to "suck it up" and "pull themselves up by the boot straps", OR the political leaders promoting the handouts that the rich will be paying for.

[@LIQUIDSNAKEz28]

That wouldn't make a difference, because of the Pareto Distribution which is basically a natural law that implies the INEVITABILITY of a hierarchy. Inequality is NOT the problem. The problem I see is POVERTY and the constant threat of HOMELESSNESS. I think the goal should be to have a society that continues to run on a competitive capitalist system, BUT, also has a social safety net that protects those at the bottom from ending up on the street, under a bridge or doomed to a life of slaving away 50+ hrs a week JUST to get by. I think with the current and coming technological trends of automation and A.I. it will be possible to do this, by eventually having some form of wealth redistribution (like a UBI) to push back against the inevitable destabilizing extremities of the Pareto distribution.

[@wturner777]

lisa smith I'm about to be homeless and right now I'm worried.

[@NA-or8fn]

I thought I was the I only one broke here , damn

[@faithumeh3467]

Fastfood businesses exploit workers. How can you work at a place for 11 years and they do not give a pay raise!

[@carlgharis7948]

exactly we need laws against such behavior. because what thier doing is effectively legalized human trafficking and it needs to be outlawed

[@sultanlife5385]

the rich are getting richer and the poor are getting poorer unfair would we’re living in

[@ilfourios9684]

The rich are thinking like they are poor by that mentality that makes them more money The poor are thinking like they are rich by that they get poorer Don't get me wrong there are so many rich people spends their money mindlessly and there are some people who work hard for their money but still get paid shit. But all I am saying is you can fix that

[@yugiohpokemon5285]

However the quality of the life has dramatically i creased all across the board.

[@yugiohpokemon5285]

@Jeffrey Nelson exactly even the poorest people in America today is doing better than they were 20 years ago. More cures for sickness cheaper food etc

[@yugiohpokemon5285]

It's life nothing you can do

[@shannon2748]

@@yugiohpokemon5285 Nope...not cures...just big pharma crap drugs to tide you over.

[@guccithofgangeth7679]

But if the employees make more, the CEO's might have to sell their new private jets for pre-owned private jets 😫

[@boss42971]

The employees are not poor because the CEOs fly around in jets.

[@HisDudeness2020]

Oh God not that! Think about the CEOs for Godsake!

[@bradebronson8835]

Most CEO's were poor once. They're smart and work harder than 99% of people. That's why they own and not owe.

[@achillefelix-rodriguez2953]

Bol

[@MegumiCiBear]

Brade Bronson where did you get that from? Out your ass? Because it definitely smells like bullshit lmao.

[@MrEOM41]

The American dream is now a nightmare.

[@ajadewilll3542]

I would have liked to be grown in the 70s. I would have bought my house back then, when homes were cheaper

[@D_J_313]

800,000 for those bull shitty homes???!!! Whoever is paying that for that is insane! 💯

[@chezwickcheese139]

D J overseas buyers

[@BoggWeasel]

The banks are looking for and willing to lend that kind of money to anyone who'll take on the debt, There's money in debt and debt "retail". There is a very large percentage of people in the USA who are "professionally poor" carrying mortgage and credit card debt who are one paycheck away from bankruptcy.

[@edwatdlazenberry6025]

I agree with you sister, those people who are paying for those houses are stuck on stupid.

[@marywagner3644]

Its called Wealth segregation

[@danicaliforniaman]

I live in a suburban community in Indiana and to get a house for that size it’s similar price, obviously i don’t live in one...

[@streetliving]

Their is "NO" such thing as middle class.

[@letinhsong8024]

well there is, but it sure is a lot smaller than it used to be! And the amount you need to earn to be "middle class" is drastically more than it used to be. Now "middle-class" earners start at about 60 or 80 thousand. The middle class used to be in the 20 thousands and up...nowadays this is poverty.

[@WaldenSpawn]

Le Tinh Song it’s called inflation. $80,000 30 years ago meant you were in the upper class.

[@Skilliard]

I 100% disagree. At my first job, the owner was making less than $30,000 a year. I know this because I helped with payroll and accounting. He was struggling to pay the bills. He owned 100% of the company, but was still broke AF. You also have workers at companies making 6 figures. Engineers, software developers, database admins, physicians, lawyers, accountants, traders, project managers, etc. They are not "owners" in any way. They work for someone else that makes more than them. But they live VERY comfortably. Nice home, good car, vacations, etc. These people are the middle class, in the traditional definition of the word. The old spectrum used to be wealthy(owners of large business)> middle class(small business owners and skilled professionals > Working class(lower-paying blue collar workers like manufacturing or trades) > poor(those not working or with very limited part time employment)

[@Skilliard]

Far more people make $80k now than back then though. $80k now is pretty average and middle class, professionals can hit that salary pretty easily. To earn $80k back then you had to climb really high up the corporate ladder to be a CFO, Program Manager, etc.

[@kirkir6990]

Robert Mendivil Not no more..😖

[@esonon5210]

Sucks that the black guy was held back by having to help his family but he's stupid for having kids he can't afford. Now he's stuck and the next generation can suffer the same fate.

[@jimmysomethin5878]

The harder you have to work , the less you get! Every worker deserves to be paid a reasonable wage!

[@thewizzard3150]

that's very socialist of you and why we have trade unions, but don't let the thought police hear you say that.

[@forman208]

For real, if you work 40 hours a week, you should be able to afford a reasonable standard of living. The sad thing is, there's a lot of people out there that work 40+ hours, get no benefits, and are literally a missed paycheck away from living on the streets

[@williamadams4044]

So start your own business and make it happen. Piece of cake, right?

[@midwestapprentice1904]

@@thewizzard3150 I wouldn't say that's socialist. I will admit I am torn on this debate. Raising the minimum wage will provide these adults with families with. Better living. But then prices will go and these low skill minimum wage jobs will require more qualifications so only adults and people with At least high school or secondary diplomas will be the ones accepted idk it's all wierd

[@markwhittaker6866]

It seems that way sadly.

[@yourfavnurseb9699]

It’s ironic that he said the last movie he watched was the matrix when he’s living in the matrix...perhaps we all are.

[@doubleuponbob3397]

We are living in a time where size matters. Big pecker!

[@reysalas9845]

yourfavnurseb i know right

[@kkawa6533]

it doesnt matter wether we live in a matrix or not, you can still be poor in the matrix

[@jusayenso8186]

@@johnnyp3839 ...Correct. The more I keep learning, the more I learn about what is never taught! That's one reason why the most uneducated and/or naive people think so highly of their massively flawed opinions. They base their opinions on less than 10% of all the real necessary information they need to know, but don't have a clue about the 90% of information they don't know. Much of this missing information can only be learned by constant self teaching. This takes years of effort and also good problem solving skills to begin with. Naturally, these naive people just love freedom of speech. My dog loves to bark outside too! But she was easily taught to be quiet after dark (because it's polite to respect my neighbors). Then again, a idiot dog owner often times doesn't care to teach their dog things like this. (I also watch real court tv cases and know some shows aren't real too) How insane! Fake court tv cases!? Tip of the iceberg! Naturally, fake wrestling always attracted the uneducated crowds. Our puppet masters have stealthy came up with so many new ways to dummy down society. Many things on tv prove it. Not just the tactics most people don't see, but the way too many shows that are so tacky, immoral and flat out stupid. But ratings prove that there is a huge market of viewers. So much for our so called "advanced computer learning age" that had computers in classrooms over 20 years ago! Yet the proof is everywhere that way too high a percentage of society is way dumber than they should be. Look how addicted so many people are to their "smartphones". If only they knew all the ways this is affecting their feeble vulnerable brains. Easy money once again for the puppet masters. They could care less about what they are doing to vulnerable humans brains. Profit trumps morals in the most critical areas of our society and few people can 'see' the details to begin connecting the dots. Basically, much of what's on tv is just like cartoons for kids...for all our adult manchilds.

[@kkawa6533]

Johnny P way to fave reality that you’re a loser

[@ronlatronica3112]

Corporations are cheap. They don't want to pay people more. They are too top-heavy. Just like the government. That's why we struggle.

[@shym9933]

If they pay more, you pay more for the food.

[@Jachimma]

Ron Latronica Move to Europe 💛

[@jokbok995]

Thats because Western european corporations think about making profits for theur shareholder and the well being of their people aka Rhinelandmodel In America your shareholders have a lot of.power and they care about maximumprofit So yeah

[@russellmcafee9412]

@captaindirty what about the fact that most companies give their employees stock bonuses heh.

[@badgerfishinski6857]

@Ron - Sure they do want to pay you more, but they want some value in return. Give them an amazing skill and they will gladly provide an amazing wage....but flipping burgers at Burger King is anything short of "amazing"... Other than having a big heart and good intentions.

[@db60615]

The corporations are somewhat to blame, but the biggest issue is the cost of living. Fighting for $15 won't mean a damn thing if your rent is over $1,000 a month. What we're now seeing is all these cities, and banks recouping the loss of the housing market crash of 2008. Salaries haven't drastically changed, but the cost of living skyrocketed. Pay attention!

[@MohamedHassan-ni6un]

Loved the ending. Especially that brave CEO. God bless you sir!

[@ryanb6679]

Working in a Fast food place was never considered middle class...

[@j.kol3491]

Ryan B Walmart wasn’t this countries largest employer either. Fast food jobs (as a percentage) were nowhere near as dominant either. I’m not saying your wrong but generations before ours could pay for house as an envelope licker for Christ sake.. technology has taken most low skill jobs and there aren’t enough high skilled jobs to give to lower class citizens who educate themselves.. The issue is a lot more complex than your blanket statement about fast food jobs.. retail jobs used to be considered a career as well...

[@tammygordon8699]

Also affordable housing shouldn't be $2000 A month either

[@veronicachristopher9321]

They didn’t say it was

[@pilsenmexican]

The sad reality of this country. It's even worse for the homeless veterans and disabled people who are discriminated from employers of fortune 500 companies like Dollar tree, McDonald's, and Target. Etc Etc.

[@arleneaugustahair8393]

Jaime Torres I’m going to be honest with you. We actually take care of our homeless veterans. I’m a Disabled Veteran and my husband is a Retired Disabled Veteran. In all honesty, Veterans are just regular people and some of them have gotten kicked out of the military and have not gone back to change their statuses to a honorable discharge so they could be eligible for benefits. Then there are those who have PTSD like my husband who are just stuck. Luckily, my husband has me to help him through those hard times. I push him to be the best he can be. We are not discriminated by employers, especially when employers get special benefits for hiring veterans. There are also veterans with businesses and they hire other veterans. Our homeless programs are amazing. Unfortunately, those on the outside looking in don’t know what’s really going on because they hear these sob stories from either fake veterans or Veterans who weren’t smart enough to use their VA home loans while they were in service.

[@Eric-tq3vn]

Veterans are discriminated against at McDonald's and Dollar Tree? I bet I could get them a job in less than 24hrs.

[@JPW558]

Eric Get me one at Walmart then

[@kobyschechter8163]

The federal minimum wage should be at least $10 an hour. There’s way too many people making less then that. $7.25 is not survivable. It should be increased little by little each year until $10 is reached.

[@eara8426]

Increasing the minimum wage doesn't solve their problems, but increasing their values does. Are they nurses, ingeneers, electricians, or any other skilled labor workers?

[@stannisbaratheon8061]

The American dream I was told about was a lie. Got accepted into one of the top 10 engineering schools, parents were poor and couldn't help me with tuition. Had to work 7 days a week, 12/13 hours a day to save up money, losing 3 years of my life in the process, just to get a college degree for a better life......When will you wake up America? The system doesn't work like it used to.

[@stevebia7063]

Stannis Baratheon Deport the illegals and sterilize those who are below the 75th percentile of IQ or wealth.

[@stannisbaratheon8061]

Illegals/immigrants do better than the citizens. Thats the whole point of Immigration. You seriously need to stop blaming 0.01% illegals for the miseries of the 99.99% and start owning up to your own faults.

[@stevebia7063]

Stannis Baratheon They reduced the price of labor and don't pay taxes on top of that. They also increased the demand for housing, causing housing prices to be inflated. Since companies now have more access to immigrant workers who are willing to take low pay - they can continue keeping wages low.

[@stannisbaratheon8061]

Steve Bia, of course they pay taxes, its idiotic to say otherwise. Someone must pay taxes on any money that a business make (which 'illegals' work in). The employers pay them less to use the money to pay taxes for those 'illegals'. Again, stop blaming the 0.01% illegals and be a man nad own up to your own faults.

[@aall2192]

@Stannis Baratheon | What specific kind of engineering did you get a degree in?

[@cjohnson6712]

I believe there's no such thing as the "American Dream" anymore. We don't have time to dream because we are too busy working at least one job and struggling to take care of our families. Most of us are struggling just to survive. There's no point in hoping for more or wishing we could do something different. My husband and I both work & both of our mothers live with us(neither of them can work due to health issues) ....we were denied food stamps because we both have jobs but the only food we can afford to buy is things to make sandwiches with and soups. Almost all of our money goes to rent & utilities. It's a never-ending cycle of struggling to just survive in America nowdays

[@jameshatfield8410]

It's called the American dream because you have to be asleep to believe it

[@eriqqusbrowun1084]

The System has failed.

[@eriqqusbrowun1084]

I speak from personal experience; besides, if the overprivileged & common people remet in between to share decision process fairly, then USA would be reasonably better.

[@kkawa6533]

we have too many people, supply and demand of labor

[@billykobilca6321]

American dream was a slogan created in the 50's for consumerism. It's a public relations creation to a feeling of self fulfillment and trap citizens in a world of needs. Fill the black hole with things.... in reality we don't need. Psychological conditioning to be trapped in foolish extreme consumerism. Basically making us addicts.

[@BenShimon5731]

The cost of housing is outrageous!! I live in Colorado and the cost of a small middle class house is $400k or more!

[@TheBambam2371]

Praying for all families and all involved. I hope all goes well for them. God bless them. God loves them.

[@MEQUPWER]

your prayers have helped soooooo many, keep it up!!!! NOT

[@Moonless6491]

I work a manufacturing job that used to be considered prestigious. I went to vocational school full time for 3 years. I'm a machinist on the verge of losing my home. I'm driving a 19 year old vehicle with over 300k miles, and I'm typing this on a used phone I bought on ebay. Meanwhile my company owner took the tax cuts for himself while giving me a generous 15 cent raise. I did everything right. I have no student loans and no car loans, but I can't afford a 60k loan for a house. The rich will only learn once they run out of our money.

[@Moonless6491]

@@ALCAN52 there is. Don't assume

[@Moonless6491]

My circumstances are not out of reason. I am not looking for sympathy. I'm stating something to agree with a video. If you want a fight, go elsewhere. I'm happy that you could retire under ideal circumstances. If you have any more cutting remarks, kindly fuck off. My generation's cost of living is far higher than yours was. It's not about incompetence, it's about a fundamental lack of money combined with inflation and artificial pricing. I'm tired of people my age being completely being disrespected. If you have something constructive, however, I'd be willing to listen.

[@fightphreak]

@Kenneth Wood I'm interested. What type of position are we talking about?

[@farwest571]

@Kenneth Wood tell me something I dont already know....what was hidden from you was probably known by me so do tell...enlighten me

[@farwest571]

@Kenneth Wood you speak as if you learned this knowledge...but from what you are saying it was shown to you...buy who might I ask...and you are blinded by arrogance to assume this hidden knowledge is just for you to teach...if it is as great as you say then there will be others that know of it as well...I have survived suffering.....been wealth and lost everything..lied to and cheated...lived in shame and carry burdens that would crush the weak minded...what made you worthy to gain this hidden knowledge

[@sean2015]

The same Republicans fighting tooth and nail to block higher minimum wages are the same ones wondering and complaining about working families who have to rely on public assistance.

[@JustinAbroad]

That's crappy home for 800k? I can buy 5 of those here in Texas for the same price

[@jhalenhanshaw5405]

Got stuck in fast food/ restaurant industry for 6 years and peaked at 12.50 an hr. Almost went homeless because rent and bills were too much. Now i work uber and make 1k a week..... just driving. America is backwards as hell.

[@Epiphanybaby]

that's a shame..fast food makes 6 billion dollars a year n the employees can't even get a decent living

[@aahsimovieprojects]

They choose to work there. If a person is unhappy with that, then they should dedicate their time to entering a different, more lucrative career. Life is all about choices and hard work, there is no shortcut to success. Raising the minimum wage would just be counterbalanced by things becoming more expensive, and people would be ultimately left in the same position they started in. Unskilled labor doesn't pay well, and it never will.

[@OnAComeUpChea]

Andrew Guro is not a chosen life.. you coming from a shithole country you need to go back home & give the work to to real americans

[@aahsimovieprojects]

Wtf are you talking about?

[@scienz]

Andrew that's a fallacy. Every job done well overtime develops skills. A fast food worker can give great customer service, be speedy,make sure food is fresh and prepared right and with care if they are appreciated and compensated properly. Aren't you sick of going to McDonald's and getting undercooked soft fries and lousy customer service? Well you get what the bosses paid for!

[@aahsimovieprojects]

I agree. You can develop valuable skills working any job but that doesn't mean all types of work justify high pay. Soon enough McDonalds will be fully automated, and honestly I don't really mind if that happens.

[@aaronfisher7159]

I make $14 an hour as a 22 year old, better than most people my age. But honestly i still find myself struggling with money sometimes. I'm beyond blessed for the position I'm in, but i know it can change in an instant .Its hard to make a living these days.

[@Moozy-Fruit]

Aaron Fisher, im also in my 20's but making 15 an hour in a city that 11 is minimum wage. Now i do feel lucky making that much an hour but the people i work are quick to judge and label you as the black sheep ounce the boss doesnt like you....

[@firesign4297]

Aaron Fisher 👏👏👏...and just try to..BUY..less🙇‍♀️ ...and Live a minimalist🙇‍♀️...Lifestyle🙇‍♀️👍👍😊

[@jacobbonner6760]

I cant wait to make 15 an hour then I go and buy a 9$ gallon of milk sounds good to me

[@Kiddowesth]

Yeah, economic systems do not work that simple. Jesus.

[@user-jd4qy1fd6m]

So then you see the evil of the system?

[@DDay-vv9ec]

American dream,can't afford to sleep.