Why The American Dream Became Unaffordable For The Middle Class

[@christopherg2915]

I have never made so much money in my life and feel so broke.

[@archmad]

you need to cut down calories and gadgets

[@byronnlangley]

I’m in the same boat I make more now than I ever had but have half the buying power I had when I made half as much money

[@pensacola321]

🤡🤡🤡

[@beginnereasy]

It's printed at your debt and taxed and there's no natural source of it for any citizen beyond constant labor. #goldwins

[@dannymcrae446]

@@archmad😂😂

[@justadevil9351]

If "middle class" is struggling, maybe it's not the middle class anymore and people are just getting poor and the actual middle class is shrinking?

[@stevenlarson3316]

This is the most true statement. When you can't afford the basics you're poor. Nobody wants to say this because everyone wants to think they're middle class.

[@JBoy340a]

You may be correct. The definition of middle class made need to be updated.

[@ctv30]

@@JBoy340a To the working class

[@woodchuck003]

Statistically the middle class is shrinking because people make too much money to be considered middle class anymore. Over the last 30 years about 25% of people in the middle class are now considered upper class. Over that same time span about 12% of the lower class has now become the middle class. The middle class is shrinking but so is the lower class now. A better critique would be why is it that the lower class is shrinking as quickly as the middle class.

[@carloscubas2824]

middle class is forever changing dependin on inflation and GDP. ... being borderline poor is what middle class is experiencieng right now

[@bboyizzy]

Middle class is being taxed to death. We are also being squeezed by inflation. Too poor to get tax incentives and too rich for government help.

[@tiamarie1226]

Amen

[@icemoneycooks5299]

They need to boost income requirements for government subsidy!

[@wesh9292]

You're only too rich for government help because you keep voting for people who want to get rid of government help. How about making government help available for everyone? Like it is in just about every industrialized country on the planet...there's no shortage of wealth, just hoarding of it.

[@icemoneycooks5299]

@@wesh9292 I made 17hr and was too rich made no sense and cost of living is high in NC now

[@jeffzebert4982]

Yes, middle-class Americans are quickly becoming PEASANTS! I fear it won't be much longer before many Americans attach themselves to wealthy land owners as serfs!

[@hyrenaj2888]

The American dream is no longer a house, a car, a spouse, and a couple kids, but to not go hungry without going into debt at the end of the month.

[@BonaKim-hd8ec]

Also, not being killed by gun violence or getting wiped out financially due to healthcare costs.😢

[@Rommie26]

It’s because of illegal immigration 10 million illegal immigrants in the country choking up the housing supply (think supply and demand)

[@longbeach225]

The new American Dream is to move overseas now. America costs are out of control.

[@Kolach0]

@@longbeach225yeah but where? Works only if you’re lucky to work remotely or live off from a passive income.

[@Michaelkeal-p7n]

​@@longbeach225 Jokes on you Uncle jew will tax you even in foreign countries so long you have his citizenship 😂

[@YaxelBurone]

I hope we all know that it doesn't matter who is in the 'top job' because this is a systemic problem -- greed. We have allowed many of our economic sectors, to take advantage of the American people. It's disgusting and frightening for the future of our country. My wife and I will be retiring in the next two years n another country. We are absolutely worried that SSI will no longer be funded. we'll have to rely on his pension, a 403 (b) and a very prolific Investment account with my Stephanie Janis Stiefel my FA. Our national debt is bloating and expanding every month. Our government needs to get spending under control and cut the federal budget.

[@OsamahMoco]

What country you moving too?!'m headed to Thailand or the Philippines in 4 years.

[@YaxelBurone]

@@OsamahMocoI have a sister in Sri Lanka, should be easy for me to settle in

[@FradAnner]

I know this FA, Stephanie Janis Stiefel but only by her reputation at Neuberger Berman ; even though she's now involved in managing portfolios and providing investmnt guidance to clients. I have been trying to get in contact since l watched her interview on WSJ last month.

[@MosheerElly]

It absolutely does matter who occupies the top job. As the video correctly acknowledged TRUMP cut a 2-year production deal with Saudi Arabia that caused oil prices to rise substantially. This is not a R vs D issue it's a trump issue. Biden was able to purchase large quantities of oil at a reduced price once trumps disaster deal was term ended. You are correct however, when you suggest that in the normal course of activities and absent undue influence, the person in the 'top job' doesn't generally make a difference. It was merely one self-centered, egotistical, buffoon acting on his own self interests that caused an unexpected disruption to normality.

[@YaxelBurone]

@@FradAnnerWell her name is 'STEPHANIE JANIS STIEFEL'. Just research the name. You'd find necessary details to work with a correspondence to set up an appointment.

[@andybadertscher9063]

An easy solution to ease the housing crisis is to not allow business, corporations, both foreign and domestic from purchasing single family homes. Homes are not and shouldn't be an investment

[@LyricsQuest]

Additionally, maintain a max amount of homes an individual can own simultaneously. I think 10 was a recently proposed number. In places like Singapore, I think it's like 2 or 3, and their housing markets seem to be working for them. Exceptions should be made for developers, as they're adding inventory, instead of monopolizing existing inventory.

[@reiinasann]

THIS! Homes are for people to live. I hate how its become a money making scheme

[@pensivepenguin3000]

Would you say there’s a limit to the size of the company where that kicks in? You do have some Ma and Pa real estate businesses that might just own a few single-family homes in a given area. Would you say that’s OK?

[@Wrongfully_Convicted_Pod]

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[@iotatq3728]

Show us who's responsible for allowing all this to happen and how do we stop them?

[@Patriciacraig599]

The average person has never been so poor. Millions of families are struggling financially as living expenses hit the highest levels in more than four decades. Over 60% of our country lives paycheck to paycheck and about 40% earns poverty wages. Even after working all their lives, more than a quarter of older people have no savings and many believe they will never be able to retire in dignity, while around 55% of elderly people try to survive on an income of less than 25,000 a year.

[@smithlenn]

Biden is worst thing that happened to us

[@belljoe]

TRUMP 2024

[@dawsondanny990]

Having an FA is the best way to go. Based on a direct encounter with a CFP named Julia Hope Marble I can say with certainty that their skills are excellent. She helped raise over 580,000 in 18 months from an initially stagnant portfolio of 150,000

[@belljoe]

Fantastic! Can you share more details?

[@dawsondanny990]

was guided tho..Julia Hope Marble. walked me through the ropes majestically i'ts my ultimate pleasure.

[@ChristianJacquet-my3rl]

I blame the government for what we are going through! It's common sense: prioritize our own country's needs first. Stop sending billions overseas and address the issues we are facing!

[@JackStainstone]

Everything including housing and food is CRAZILY out of control. electric too. we are struggling bad

[@Jones21554]

The middle class can no longer afford homes. Prices are just too high.

[@KevinCollins-kg5hl]

I’m in Florida and the housing market here over the last 7-8 years is unlike anything I’ve ever seen. Homes that were bought for $130K in 2015 are now being sold for $590k. I’m talking about tiny, poorly built 950 square foot boxes in quiet mediocre neighborhoods. Then you’ve got Better, average sized homes in nicer neighborhoods that were $300K+ 10 years ago selling for $750k+ now. Wild times.

[@charlotte.ethan4]

​ @KevinCollins I’ve seen the same craze in other parts of Florida. It's unbelievable how fast prices have skyrocketed!

[@vincentchan5773]

Prices keep going up, wages stay low, rising cost of living and inflation which has already eaten deep into my savings. I've had enough! Now, I just want to know how to protect and grow what's left so I can have a better future.

[@44bett]

US ''Golden Era'' was from 1945-1975. Many workers were in unions, had good-paying manufacturing jobs and could afford a home. During 1980 Reagan years, his policies hurt unions and allowed good paying jobs to move to Asia and South America where labor is cheap. Counting for inflation, American workers should be making 100,000 per year.

[@bloodwargaming3662]

Don't say that all you are just lazy people only hardworking people are lobbyists and the people who inherited billions from their Daddy

[@yashpatel261]

Yup he also created for profit prisons. He was truly evil.

[@kennethbethea213]

This is what happens when the entire US is literally for sale at every level possible. Nothing is safe from greed.

[@tiamarie1226]

Yup we are even conned into paying for water.

[@rand0md00d]

Yup. On paper Americans' incomes dwarf most of the world, but we get rekt by monopolies and oligopolies that jack up everything: utilities, insurance, food, childcare, education, you name it.

[@Lesrevesdhiver]

Everyone thinks they are a hustler now. They even want you to pay to read silly random articles on the web.

[@hueyfreeman7010]

That 53k was 2000-2017~ ( middle class ) Now it's more like 85k-100k~ ( middle class )

[@alexl.102]

That means majority would need to work dual jobs in order to be classified as middle class.

[@axlrad307]

⁠@@alexl.102our household income is 110k pre tax . That’s my wife and I both working two jobs . Lol

[@KiingM]

Middle class is based on median income ranges not affordability

[@giovanahc]

Specifically, in 2015, when I graduated, this brought to my attention...80k+ what you needed to be making smh...

[@jackole5438]

NY or CA, F'n NO!!!😂😂😂

[@justincadle7070]

53k? That’s not middle class. Not even close.

[@Anon1mous]

It is and certainly can be in many parts of the US. Not in certain parts of certain states but it can be done in many others. The problem is people want to live in Carmel on that money when they need to be in Wichita.

[@kansmansen8609]

Depends on what state. 53k can easily be middle class in some rural place in Kansas, but in San Francisco it would be considered poor.

[@icemoneycooks5299]

That’s not middle glass in NC either , have to go to a random place in the middle of nowhere where you can’t find work, which doesn’t help unless you work remote.

[@donnamak3880]

That is the true reason, a lot of people mis-identifying themselves as middle class based on the household income but fail to look at how many people they are truly supporting and the location they are living in. Given the city that they are living in, divide up the income by the number people living in the household, is the income by each person truly in the middle? Looking at national average income is pointless and misleading.

[@NicksDynasty]

Yeah, sounds like low income for a family. Individuals it sounds fine in some area

[@JustinStempel-d9p]

53k-161k is a huge range. Too big to be honest.

[@Anon1mous]

53k single earner. 161k max for two income earner families. Makes sense.

[@Bkaz3678]

Cost of living fluctuates dramatically depending on where you live in the US.

[@Lesrevesdhiver]

well, arguably, middle class household starts at about $100 K now. Yeah it fluctuates with area but I doubt $53K is middle class ANYwhere.

[@Bkaz3678]

@@Lesrevesdhiver Do some Google searches, you'll find many examples of cities in the US where the median household income is even lower than $53k/year. Mississippi and West Virginia both hover around that number for the entire state. Pay attention to the range for middle class by state, you may be surprised how low the numbers go.

[@capachinoxm]

The first step is to admit that the U.S. is an Oligarchy and that neither party has our back. And every presidential candidate has zero intention to help anybody but their corporate donors and themselves.

[@nomercymanagement2316]

And the oligarchy aka (juice👃 ) also run cnbc.

[@mr.iloveroblox2577]

Nah there’s definitely one party that cares about the average American more than the other. It’s the party that doesn’t approve tax cuts for individuals making over $400k per year

[@ocstrangeness]

I admitted it a long time ago. George Carlin didn't vote and I don't plan to, either. They're all idiots. The ones who really care have no chance of winning an election (names withheld because I don't want to start an argument).

[@brightonbabe2139]

Welcome to unfettered capitalism. Where you allow for huge legal bribery of your politicians, this is part of what you get. Educated people start their careers with massive debts that takes decades to pay back, credit cards are maxed out and interest rates are usuary. Health insurance and health costs are off the scale and is one of the greatest sources of bankruptcy. Groceries and other areas are the results of corporate focus on the share price for the shareholders and not the customer or the community. You object to paying tax, so services that come with taxes paid in other countries need to be privately funded by you. Biden's government bought the inflation rate to just over 2%, unemployment rate to 4.1% and GDP to over 5%. Gas down to about 2019 prices. Investment in infrastructure, sustainability companies and others bought high paid jobs back to the US and started to repositon the USA as a potential lead in this market against China. We were all envious! But you did not FEEL good. So you ignored the stats, failed to recognise that the President does not control grocery prices, and voted for the convicted felon, probably responsible for about 1 million COVID related deaths through lies and incompetence. However nothing in trumps solution will do anything more than fritter away these advantages and I guess you will FEEL good? Add to that governments are now planning what they will do about the tariffs. The UK government is already developing a plan and I am sure others will. They are also likely to be doing some heavy security planning. Your alliances protected America and also built a market for American goods as well as the rest of us. 🦃

[@karl53186]

It's nice how people who went to college can not afford things, but those without a college degree have to pay for them. I don't hear any plumbers, fireman, union workers asking for hand outs. Kids today are spoiled.

[@AInfusedNetwork]

CNBC’s ultimate “here’s why you’re poor” lecture while simultaneously failing to hold those responsible accountable. If you guys really cared about these topics you’d ask the hard questions to those directly responsible without bias.

[@chordia919]

They're journalists, not politicians. Write to your senator.

[@jeffzebert4982]

People, you DESPARATELY NEED to V.C.! * * V.C.: Vote Correctly.

[@jnoland13]

Pushing this to a senator is great yes but don’t diminish the importance of messaging to a large megaphone like a media outlet has. It’s equally as important to voice yourself here as well

[@lee-oh4189]

Cool, who's responsible? If you really cared, you'd tell the class who we should be blaming.

[@TrevorWebb-ck2yv]

No one is talking about the elephant in the room.... illegal immigration.

[@32srt32]

gasoline, and utilities are killing my expenses. electric bill has doubled and we use less electricity than we did last year. each month.

[@10_door_tycoon]

I make pretty decent money and I still don’t turn on my heater unless it’s “off peak” hours.

[@JBoy340a]

Is solar an option. We have solar and batteries and have largely eliminated our power bill.

[@Anon1mous]

Yup. PGE made the most profit ever last year too. Hmmmm

[@Anon1mous]

@@JBoy340a Solar is over. The lobbyists got to the politicians pockets and in Ca we are now operating under NIMS 3.0 which essentially requires batteries which cost too much and don’t last long and the utilities won’t pay you fair market value for the electricity you generate back to the grid anymore. Thats why solar is going bankrupt.

[@modelenginerding6996]

AI and data centers are reducing supply and making the common users pay for it.

[@tnsocialist1257]

Terms like middle class are useless. You are either working class or the capitalist class. Do you work for a living or do you own capital and exploit the labor of others for it

[@Patrick-yh5yd]

If you own your house or trailer or Condo you are lucky.

[@fuzzyschwartz]

I am Canadian I will cross the border into Minnesota(five minute drive) and vote for Harris Walz. If I have to have Trudeau you should suffer as well. Maybe you guys should make voter ID laws.

[@thejuicerr]

​@@Patrick-yh5ydIt's not luck. It's years of sacrifice and saving to afford a house.

[@thejuicerr]

A lot of people do both. It's the only way to get ahead.

[@darrtrubb]

What’s the matter? Not feeling that American Exceptionalism? This is what happens when you live in a country that exists solely to cater to corporations and the oligarchs who profit most from them.

[@matthewm9261]

Historically speaking the middle class is an anomaly

[@urbanistgod]

@@matthewm9261In Canada the middle class is still strong.

[@Jkub101]

Ever been to Russia?

[@Jkub101]

​@@urbanistgodfor Indian standards maybe

[@olawaleayeni8431]

@@urbanistgod you know that’s a lie, a full tank of gas in Canada is at least $100. And home prices are through the roofs especially in Toronto or anywhere close. How is the middle class strong again?

[@pineappleskin]

The cost of childcare has increased by 273% since 1990, yet there's a shortage of childcare workers due to low pay? Gee, who's earning all the money from the increased cost, then?

[@we8608]

YES! They need to investigate this asap

[@xjanosikx]

businesses? It's private business and can charge whatever they want

[@bettygrable6440]

Regulation is expensive. Work from home and watch your own kids. Daycare is a trap and a lie sold to you by big government, who needs more taxpayers (women).

[@SoltoWolf92]

Politicians

[@Commented_Commenter]

The US used to subsidize childcare. You can thank Reagan and the GOP for cutting that in the 1980's (no coincidence costs are up 273% since 1990). Now daycare and early schooling costs have skyrocketed, and grandparents and other relatives are making up the difference with unpaid labor.

[@PF_Goat]

Taxed to earn income, taxed to spend income, taxed on assets. Where does it end? How many times are we going to allow government to tax the same dollar? Do you even agree with the way the government is spending the money they taxed you on?

[@gsst6389]

Has long has they leave me alone and i can do whatever i want with in reason, i dont give a dam

[@SWAGKINGSBD]

Yeah been thinking about moving to the UAE lately, but i’d you want to retire anywhere outside the US will be better

[@user-gu9yq5sj7c]

Watch the Market Exit, More Perfect Union, and Second Thought on how rich people evade taxes.

[@Misaka-gt5yj]

@@SWAGKINGSBD If you move to UAE better renounce USA citizenship or USA will tax you for working and living overseas as long as you have their citizenship thanks to Obama's FATCA act.

[@SWAGKINGSBD]

@ That’s actually my plan is to get a EU and other viable passport then renounce.

[@hakune4724]

Here is the sad truth in this screw up economy. Don’t have kids if you are in the low/mid income class.

[@reddbendd]

I came here to say this.

[@user-qu3yd1sl22]

If they don't have kids, just import immigrants from all over the world. That's how the US was built.

[@isolatedintegration1154]

The ironic part is that the rich and powerful wants low/middle income class people to have kids, it's the only way to sustain a cheaper labor force that's easy to control and manipulate. It's one of the main agendas behind anti-abortion.

[@zfr33ze87]

lol not going to happen that defies human nature.

[@princetonscholar5723]

“Screwed up economy”? The American economy at present is the strongest of all world economies: 1) GDP $29 trillion -largest in 🌍 2) 4.1% unemployment rate 3) 2.3% inflation 4) 16million new jobs since 2020 5) Dow Jones/S&P record territories Your grocery bill is corporate greed post-covid (not even supply-chain related).

[@reyrodriguezp]

"The working class often engages in manual labor or service jobs and may face financial instability, focusing more on meeting immediate needs. The middle class typically works in professional or managerial roles with more financial stability, prioritizing long-term goals like education and home ownership. Essentially, the key difference lies in income level, and financial security." Let's face it... The US may not even have a middle class as of today... Meanwhile the corporations get bigger and reports earnings on the billions without any shame.

[@fora1461]

They must have to solve housing issue. Housing is no more affordable for the middle class. Corporates and private investors buying houses which increasing the house prices abnormally.

[@pteranodon6612]

It's not just corporate landlords. It's also individuals buying extra homes to rent out.

[@duerf5826]

Here is the truth that most people don’t want to hear: the biggest opponent to affordable housing is not corporations or the government, but other people. People buy house(s) as a form of investment that they also happen to live in. Supporting affordable housing measures would bring down the value of their property (because of supply and demand), so they vote in politicians to keep red tape laws in place. Corporations own a very small piece of the pie.

[@fora1461]

@@pteranodon6612 You are right but I think corporates are the biggest issue here.

[@woodchuck003]

Is crazy how popular this misinformation is.

[@kennethridesabike]

@@fora1461corporations own only 3-4% of the housing stock. The vast majority is individuals.

[@mannm8658]

I just love how I make more money than my parents ever did and still work my ass off to never afford a house, a car, marriage, food, gas, and everything else. What a fantastic way to live. This world is in trouble and we are all going to burst because we are at a boiling point. Old people hate on us but just wait until it comes to their children not being ablessing to afford their nursing homes or have a home they own to even let their dying parents live in during their final years. It all comes around and goes around at some point.

[@BeamToDream]

Corruption is eating away at America Societies with weak governance, laws and institutions that advance humanity do not generate growth and do not change for the better - Nobel laureates Acemoglu, Johnson and Robinson

[@Kalatakieta]

Progressive and socialist policies are killing the economy. You can’t subsidize everything, including big businesses. They shouldn’t get as much subsidies as they do. Neither should we fund things that aren’t efficient.

[@brightonbabe2139]

Welcome to unfettered capitalism. Where you allow for huge legal bribery of your politicians, this is part of what you get. Educated people start their careers with massive debts that takes decades to pay back, credit cards are maxed out and interest rates are usuary. Health insurance and health costs are off the scale and is one of the greatest sources of bankruptcy. Groceries and other areas are the results of corporate focus on the share price for the shareholders and not the customer or the community. You object to paying tax, so services that come with taxes paid in other countries need to be privately funded by you. Biden's government bought the inflation rate to just over 2%, unemployment rate to 4.1% and GDP to over 5%. Gas down to about 2019 prices. Investment in infrastructure, sustainability companies and others bought high paid jobs back to the US and started to repositon the USA as a potential lead in this market against China. We were all envious! But you did not FEEL good. So you ignored the stats, failed to recognise that the President does not control grocery prices, and voted for the convicted felon, probably responsible for about 1 million COVID related deaths through lies and incompetence. However nothing in trumps solution will do anything more than fritter away these advantages and I guess you will FEEL good? Add to that governments are now planning what they will do about the tariffs. The UK government is already developing a plan and I am sure others will. They are also likely to be doing some heavy security planning. Your alliances protected America and also built a market for American goods as well as the rest of us. 🦃

[@DragonKingGaav]

The American Dream is now the The American Nightmare!

[@SuperBabyMario0C]

Cody Rhodes!!!!!

[@evanmurphey]

The American nightmare sounds about right, maybe we could elect a president like trump to get us back on track

[@ragingjaguarknight86]

​@@SuperBabyMario0C "I beat Ric Flair 25,000 times in a row!!!" 😆 🤣 😂

[@evielknievel4972]

It was just a dream. They shook the bed and woke us up to reality.

[@dfdf-rj8jr]

You should ask why millions of immigrants are still trying to come though.

[@anthonysmith7913]

Prices are ok if you don’t buy anything

[@sxsunda4424]

Essentials how will you stop buying? Vegetables, meat, egg, fruits, bread etc.,

[@LyricsQuest]

Lmao

[@sxsunda4424]

If you die also no problem, please do so 😂

[@Ioncandi]

There are no eggs on sale for Thanksgiving this week. I guess no Friday morning breakfast this year.

[@dougsheldon5560]

Take away the tax breaks for corporate owned residential housing.

[@Rommie26]

That’s a myth It’s because of illegal immigration 10 million illegal immigrants in the country choking up the housing supply (think supply and demand)

[@ST-rj8iu]

and who do you think pays for that? the renter.

[@dougsheldon5560]

@@ST-rj8iu No tax breaks and they'll dump them. Let people buy them

[@ST-rj8iu]

@@dougsheldon5560 garbage. they will absolutely keep them. you cannot print more land. you can print more money

[@wittynclever]

I cannot wait for the trickle down!!!! I don't know when, but I've been told it's going to happen.

[@apllu17]

$53,740 is the minimum to be considered middle class? That doesn't cover rent in most cities.

[@Anon1mous]

Huh? My mortgage in a major CA sub is $3,000 a month. Thats $36l a year. How you paying more for rent that that in “most” cities as you claim?

[@VortexVibe634]

It’s national average, from expensive cities to living in a swamp 😬

[@glitchy_weasel]

​@@Anon1mousBut that's a gigantic cut to go towards rent, there are a lot of other living expenses that might not fit in the remaining 18k.

[@sasstewart1222]

@@Anon1mous $3000 / month mortgage in CA? Bargain! i'll take 3!

[@coloradoliving18]

@@glitchy_weasel btw, 54000k a year is only 3600 a month after tax in california. so all you have left is 600 for other costs in his example.

[@rahul7506]

Most of us living hand to mouth. There is no savings. The job market is still bad. Prices of grocery going up frequently.

[@kazj1728]

The new American Dream is a winning Powerball ticket. Your lucky day is coming, just keep producing and the struggle will soon be over!

[@mindfloodnc]

30 years with a decent corporate job and helping each company grow. Dumped for outsourced and offshore workers. Same companies still with billions in revenue. Working but staying afloat working 2 jobs. Many co workers doing the same or retired and still needing income to keep up with bills. Remember my dad getting dumped from his manufacturing job in the 80s when his plant got offshored and the family struggling.

[@boe4534]

Offshoring destroys American jobs

[@paulmarshall9189]

We don't have social class in the US, but "middle class" is defined by how you live, not your household income. A household actually living on $53k in 2024 is not even remotely close to middle class. A single person with a modest trust fund and a $53k income might be living a middle class life. But for people with kids that actually support themselves primarily with direct income earned from day jobs? Probably more like $200k.

[@nguyenbaokhanh2005]

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[@ELITEGOD61]

I think regardless of who’s elected now or in the future, it won’t improve much. The government has been in a spending deficit for over 30 years now

[@yellowcard7139]

Bidenonmics baby!

[@ingababy5196]

I agree with you.

[@utkphilobio]

This has nothing at all to do with the deficit.

[@utkphilobio]

@@yellowcard7139 More like 45 years of Reaganomics.

[@ELITEGOD61]

@@utkphilobio yes it does, everything in any country always boils down to money

[@mlbrooks4066]

There are two American Dreams, and they conflict. The first said if you work hard and spend wisely, you can afford to raise a family, buy a home and a car - that dream was available to families like mine when I was a kid and how my steelworker father did just fine for himself and us. The other American Dream is make as much wealth as you can and live as high as you can, no matter how you do it or who you step on to do it but preferably with other peoples money and sweat - the dream that has gradually taken over a whole lot of people.

[@atbefumo]

Well put. We are approaching a system more resembling an oligarchy than a representative democracy. A combination of low information voters and unfettered political money machines (thanks Citizens United) has given rise to a large portion of society worshipping a deadbeat dad like Elon Musk while antagonizing immigrants working multiple low-wage jobs to support their families and provide a better future for their children.

[@ocstrangeness]

The first one ended back in the 80's. Was fun for our parents and grandparents, living it up in a home they paid for with money from their sock drawer 40 years ago. Second one is where we are right now, but leave the part out for 'make as much wealth as you can by stepping on people' because that's what everyone's doing and they're not making wealth. Brief example: Lived in my last apartment for 15 years, scummy management company kept my lousy $400 deposit, lied in court to keep it, and the judge bought it. Whose idea was that? An underpaid 20-something year old with nothing more than a very expensive MBA. He's doing worse than me.

[@Ashley-ku7is]

Everyone needs to get mad. We're all too complacent about this.

[@kemi1486]

Get mad and do what exactly? I agree that we’ve become complacent because they keep testing the limits by going beyond set thresholds and we go beyond with it. If you’re saying get mad when they increase prices and instead of paying their new prices we cut back, cut completely out or finding other cheaper options then I agree to get mad and do that.

[@ronswansonsdog2833]

@@kemi1486yes, I think that’s what they meant lol

[@analienfromouterspace]

French revolution doesn't work anymore, we need a different approach that doesn't require mass conscription.

[@techlord5573]

I live in Fort worth Texas, and the prices of houses here have skyrocketed, and just under 20 years ago, you would sell your older home and move to a bigger home but not with these prices for homes. I bought my house in 2015 for $107K, and it's now worth $246k, but to buy a slightly bigger home, it's 380k to 450k.

[@23billd]

They missed discussing the cost of college!

[@kenfern2259]

they actually have in other video

[@egbertprice9201]

Get Rid Of Both Parties!!!

[@DerraKormino]

Back in the day, when I purchased my first home to live-in; that was Miami in the early 1990s, first mortgages with rates of 8 to 9% and 9% to 10% were typical. People will have to accept the possibility that we won't ever return to 3%. If sellers must sell, home prices will have to decline, and lower evaluations will follow. Pretty sure I'm not alone in my chain of thoughts.

[@amoreauMike-t6z]

If anything, it'll get worse. Very soon, affordable housing will no longer be affordable. So anything anyone want to do, I will advise they do it now because the prices today will look like dips tomorrow. Until the Fed clamps down even further, I think we're going to see hysteria due to rampant inflation. You can't halfway rip the band-aid off.

[@maiadazz]

Home prices will come down eventually, but for now; get your money (as much as you can) out of the housing market and get into the financial markets or gold. The new mortgage rates are crazy, add to that the recession and the fact that mortgage guidelines are getting more difficult. Home prices will need to fall by a minimum of 40% (more like 50%) before the market normalizes.If you are in cross roads or need sincere advise on the best moves to take now its best you seek an independent advisor who knows about the financial markets.

[@winifred-k9e]

I will be happy getting assistance and glad to get the help of one, but just how can one spot a reputable one?

[@maiadazz]

There are advisors in cities around you but I needed services of one who can guide me irrespective of location. ‘Melissa Terri Swayne’ comes highly recommended especially in times like this. I am hedging and haven't lost much to the recession. I found her in 2020 when the market was at an all time low. Look her up and thank me later.

[@Fabmille]

It’s not about the interest rate birdbrain. It’s a combination of the cost of a home plus the rate plus the increase in property tax PLUS the insurance costs. U should know about insurance since Florida has a huge issue with it. Cmon now

[@utkphilobio]

The simpler explanation is just that we've been practicing Reaganomics for 45 years and it has entirely hollowed out the middle class.

[@relaxlibrary4249]

And the failure to invest in education, healthcare and infrastructure.

[@Popwwe649]

Incorrect, it's because of the federal reserve existence and policy that is destroying the middle class purchasing power while making the wealthy even richer... CNBC is gaslighting and misdirecting blame

[@woodchuck003]

So Obama and Bill Clinton were exercising Reaganomics? Also spending in education and healthcare has gone up not down. We will never find a solution in this country as long as people try to base their attacks on ignorance and partisanship.

[@Desertbiker617]

Do you mean an actor was not a great politician?

[@brightonbabe2139]

Welcome to unfettered capitalism. Where you allow for huge legal bribery of your politicians, this is part of what you get. Educated people start their careers with massive debts that takes decades to pay back, credit cards are maxed out and interest rates are usuary. Health insurance and health costs are off the scale and is one of the greatest sources of bankruptcy. Groceries and other areas are the results of corporate focus on the share price for the shareholders and not the customer or the community. You object to paying tax, so services that come with taxes paid in other countries need to be privately funded by you. Biden's government bought the inflation rate to just over 2%, unemployment rate to 4.1% and GDP to over 5%. Gas down to about 2019 prices. Investment in infrastructure, sustainability companies and others bought high paid jobs back to the US and started to repositon the USA as a potential lead in this market against China. We were all envious! But you did not FEEL good. So you ignored the stats, failed to recognise that the President does not control grocery prices, and voted for the convicted felon, probably responsible for about 1 million COVID related deaths through lies and incompetence. However nothing in trumps solution will do anything more than fritter away these advantages and I guess you will FEEL good? Add to that governments are now planning what they will do about the tariffs. The UK government is already developing a plan and I am sure others will. They are also likely to be doing some heavy security planning. Your alliances protected America and also built a market for American goods as well as the rest of us. 🦃

[@AnimalDominion-zb6lg]

Move abroad it will never ever get better in the US its just going to get worse and worse

[@Jackson-T23]

One of the biggest reasons the middle class is losing is because workers and families are now expected to shoulder the burdens of retirement, healthcare, education, housing, and childcare. If any 3 of those 5 were within affordability......the middle class could take care of itself.

[@desiv1170]

Housing prices need to come down. Interest rates will go up and down. That just happens. And that wouldn't be a major issue if housing prices weren't what they were. My parents had an 18% mortgage on their house for a while. That didn't stop them from buying the house. We need not just more houses, but more affordable houses. We need to cut back on building so many HUGE homes. Now, as a home owner myself, on paper a drop in home prices wouldn't be great for my net worth. But I think the thought that it's a loss of money for me is silly. I bought my house for just under $400K years (and years) ago. The property tax people are telling me it is now worth over $800K. If something changed and all of a sudden, it was worth only $600K, I didn't lose $200K. I can't lose something I never actually had. Would that hurt some people, depending on when they bought and when they sell? Yeah, but real estate, like other things, has risks. If the value drops (as it should IMHO), then it drops. Now, I'd prefer it happen slowly over time. But it needs to drop. Of course, the other option is that salaries could go way up... But I don't see that happening...

[@Rommie26]

That’s a myth It’s because of illegal immigration 10 million illegal immigrants in the country choking up the housing supply (think supply and demand)

[@zenwilds2911]

Allowing everyone to grow their own produce would be a huge step in food affordability. I can't afford to move from my current townhouse, and the HOA sprays pesticides and won't allow us to plant fruit trees or anything edible. Really wish that was illegal. There is so much unused land.

[@Desertbiker617]

They care about looking pretty yards are more important than cancer rates.

[@santostv.]

I thought you guys had FREEDOM!

[@dinmavric5504]

Yeah, if only producing food was so easy as your comment makes it out to be. There's a reason why industrial farming exists, without it humans do not exist, or 99% anyway.

[@kamenidriss]

If you think this is bad, do another version for Canada

[@florinnyc6371]

American dream is long gone ….. I went in the US in 2006 as a emigrant from Eastern Europe and after 12 years I returned back home with my new American Romanian family. We are way better here where the ownership of homes is around 96% the highest in the EU and life is good. Gas is expensive compared with the US but the rest is ok

[@alexanderhuynh6778]

I like how they don’t mention that so many single family homes are taken by corporate companies and hedge funds… That’s where we are feeling the shortage.

[@podsmpsg1]

Don't have kids you can't afford. Stop re electing the same you know whats.

[@totallysawthat]

The democrats are looking out for the little guy, ask Nancy Pelosi.

[@podsmpsg1]

@totallysawthat LoL.

[@-JSLAK]

Trump doesn't care about the middle class. It's why he only gave billionaires tax cuts last time. Why cant the low IQ trumpers understand that they dont matter to him?

[@suoutubez19]

I wish the solution was this simple and easy lol

[@podsmpsg1]

@@suoutubez19 Well, it'll help at least.

[@txterbug]

I’m living better than I deserve but EVERYTHING is so expensive now. Clothes are insane - sweatshirts for $100, T-shirt’s $35. Groceries are outrageous - $10 for a bag of oranges, good beef is $16/lb.

[@GeneralChangFromDanang]

For T-shirts, I just buy blank shirts from craft stores. They typically go on sale for less than $5.

[@Ioncandi]

I get my pants the first week of November sales. Got $35 pants for $10 this year. Makeup I get the 2nd week of Dec or after Christmas sales. Mascara is super expensive but I get it half off and save them and use for the next year.

[@DorathyJoy]

To attain upper-class wealth, a wise individual recognizes that building financial success requires smart investments, strategic tax planning, and informed decision-making. Although the stock market offers growth potential, effectively seizing these opportunities demands both skill and expertise.

[@TinaJames222]

Stock investments can offer great potential, but it's essential to approach them with caution. I recommend consulting a financial advisor who can help you determine the optimal times to buy and sell.

[@IamJonny-o4v]

Accurate asset allocation is crucial. Some use hedging or defensive assets in their portfolio for market downturns. Seeking financial advice is vital. This approach has kept me financially secure for over five years, with a return on investment of nearly $1 million.

[@SandraDave.]

How can I reach this advisor of yours? because I'm seeking for a more effective investment approach on my savings

[@IamJonny-o4v]

Finding financial advisors like Sophia Maurine Lanting who can assist you shape your portfolio would be a very creative option. There will be difficult times ahead, and prudent personal money management will be essential to navigating them.

[@ChristianKelv]

Found her online page by searching her full name, I wrote her an email and scheduled a call, hopefully she responds.

[@Michaelhdhshdhsh]

Not having kids is such an advantage. This world is not set up anymore to support families.

[@Ioncandi]

Yes I don't understand why anyone would let their children grow up in this dire environment. 25-50 years from now everything will be crumbling.

[@annthrockmorton1517]

I was running short of money every month as a retiree on a fixed income. I'm doing much better (in many ways) since relocating to Thailand.

[@lifevest1]

Businesses want people back in the office which leads to super high rent pricing in metro areas and yet they can’t afford to pay more in salaries despite record profits. Explain that.

[@WhatYouShouldBeListeningTo]

We could IDK also limit privet equity from buying up all the single family homes, and from being a part of the healthcare system. my neighborhood has more renters then owners. I think limiting big business in all facets will greatly help the average american people.

[@Laura75052]

No other countries in the world pay doctors for medications as highly as the United States does. This contributes significantly to the unaffordable lifestyles of middle-class Americans.

[@michaelthetrent]

The problem is companies are posting record profits and keeping all of it. Nothing is trickling down anymore. We are headed for a recession when everything keeps getting more expensive and people don't get COL adjustments to match. Me and my wife stopped paying for ANYTHING we don't have to and we barely get by. We don't eat out, we don't take trips, we drink only water to cut down on grocery prices. We make over 100k combined and struggle to pay bills every month. As far as healthcare, all you have to do is look at the insurance industry but no body will because they have the government in their pockets.

[@axnyslie]

This makes the assumption that The Middle Class still exists. They don't.

[@WilliamWorker-o6h]

I'm favoured financially with Bitcoin ETFs approval, Thank you buddy.$28,600 weekly profit regardless of how bad it gets on the economy.

[@TheophilusGogo]

The very first time we tried, we invested $1000 and after a week, we received 4500. That really helped us a lot to pay up our bills.

[@PattyEdge-w7b]

This sounds so good and i would like to be a party to this, is there any way i can speak with him?

[@ElizabethSerah-i1g]

He's mostly on Telegrams, using the user name.

[@ElizabethSerah-i1g]

StevMiley That's his Username ✓

[@PattyEdge-w7b]

Thanks for the update I'll get in touch with him right now😊

[@devontenabors4348]

Childcare is the biggest issue. Daycare pricing is outrageous!

[@scottishboy872]

How much is it in the US. ? I am living in Alberta, Canada. Daycare is about $C1300 a month per child. But after subsidies (provincial + federal) we pay only $C60 a month per child even though our household income is about $C190k or so.

[@yellowcard7139]

Thank God a democrat is in office to help with that!

[@shannonsollman3509]

Since people became sue happy suing over the littlest thing at daycares, there is now much liability to watching others kids. Besides if parents want others to watch their kids, their so called most precious thing in their lives, paying for adequate and proper childcare should be a top priority and should not be outsourced as cheap labor.

[@devontenabors4348]

@@scottishboy872 it varies from state to state. Also, depending on the areas of the state you live in. Another thing that varies is how old your child is in my area. So personally, I have a 4 year old. For her it’s about $1100/month which is 1,400 Canadian dollars. But when she was younger, it was about $1350/month.

[@devontenabors4348]

@@shannonsollman3509 don’t mind paying for adequate and proper childcare. However, when I’m paying more for daycare than my mortgage (the place my child receives adequate and proper childcare from their parents) that’s when it becomes a problem.

[@shahankhan7685]

The only way cost to avoid is child care. Can't save on student loan, health care . Maby on house if you can stay with parents.

[@saintjmv04]

Why are we still talking about middle class? Middle class use to mean you didn’t barely scrape by. That’s gone and out the window… the conversation is now the poor (AKA middle class), and homeless (low income)

[@maestroadam]

Come to Canada if you want to see what unaffordable means!

[@jchastain789]

My chef had to move out of Canada bc it was to expensive he said... don't the govt also help you off urself like wtf

[@caitlin3875]

THIS^ Canada is F***ED free healthcare my A$$ - people die waiting in the ER room, but its free 😵‍💫

[@Anon1mous]

Well said! As if the cold and snow weren’t enough! Ugh!! No thanks.

[@LoyaltyIsEarned]

You guys imported a few million jeets and they made your hosing entirely unaffordable. 😂

[@danieldelacruz7305]

Middle class should be consider 90k to 180k. The problem with healthcare is that we give them too money. Their spending is out of control they get too much money and they pay their staff too much money that’s why it’s expensive. If we also control the price of real estate people will be able to live a life again.

[@brightonbabe2139]

Welcome to unfettered capitalism. Where you allow for huge legal bribery of your politicians, this is part of what you get. Educated people start their careers with massive debts that takes decades to pay back, credit cards are maxed out and interest rates are usuary. Health insurance and health costs are off the scale and is one of the greatest sources of bankruptcy. Groceries and other areas are the results of corporate focus on the share price for the shareholders and not the customer or the community. You object to paying tax, so services that come with taxes paid in other countries need to be privately funded by you. Biden's government bought the inflation rate to just over 2%, unemployment rate to 4.1% and GDP to over 5%. Gas down to about 2019 prices. Investment in infrastructure, sustainability companies and others bought high paid jobs back to the US and started to repositon the USA as a potential lead in this market against China. We were all envious! But you did not FEEL good. So you ignored the stats, failed to recognise that the President does not control grocery prices, and voted for the convicted felon, probably responsible for about 1 million COVID related deaths through lies and incompetence. However nothing in trumps solution will do anything more than fritter away these advantages and I guess you will FEEL good? Add to that governments are now planning what they will do about the tariffs. The UK government is already developing a plan and I am sure others will. They are also likely to be doing some heavy security planning. Your alliances protected America and also built a market for American goods as well as the rest of us. 🦃

[@solracer66]

I don't think this is a difficult problem to solve if we want to solve it. I see these issues that need to be fixed, #1 We need to prevent officers in a company from owning shares in the company as was the case before Reagan; #2 The top marginal tax rate for incomes over around $3 or maybe $4 million a year needs to be greater than 75% as was the case before Reagan, #3 corporate mergers and consolidations not only need to be stopped but reversed and #4 there must be a prohibition on purchasing housing as an investment. Fixing just those 4 things will go a long way towards getting us back on track. Sure there is a ton more to do on top of these but they are a good start.

[@AndrewVale-gs9fv]

NO more tax cuts for rich people. The US is so expensive compared to other countries because of the ridiculous costs of education, childcare, and healthcare. Also, might be time to update the definition of the American Dream which was created during the first two decades after WWII; so much has changed since then.

[@winterbomber2]

Do you wanna Maga?

[@brightonbabe2139]

Welcome to unfettered capitalism. Where you allow for huge legal bribery of your politicians, this is part of what you get. Educated people start their careers with massive debts that takes decades to pay back, credit cards are maxed out and interest rates are usuary. Health insurance and health costs are off the scale and is one of the greatest sources of bankruptcy. Groceries and other areas are the results of corporate focus on the share price for the shareholders and not the customer or the community. You object to paying tax, so services that come with taxes paid in other countries need to be privately funded by you. Biden's government bought the inflation rate to just over 2%, unemployment rate to 4.1% and GDP to over 5%. Gas down to about 2019 prices. Investment in infrastructure, sustainability companies and others bought high paid jobs back to the US and started to repositon the USA as a potential lead in this market against China. We were all envious! But you did not FEEL good. So you ignored the stats, failed to recognise that the President does not control grocery prices, and voted for the convicted felon, probably responsible for about 1 million COVID related deaths through lies and incompetence. However nothing in trumps solution will do anything more than fritter away these advantages and I guess you will FEEL good? Add to that governments are now planning what they will do about the tariffs. The UK government is already developing a plan and I am sure others will. They are also likely to be doing some heavy security planning. Your alliances protected America and also built a market for American goods as well as the rest of us. 🦃

[@Impozalla]

It is unaffordable globally. Everywhere on this planet, prices have gone through the roof.

[@djpuplex]

Remember people this is before corporate America can fire most people when AI gets good enough.

[@daisylu1203]

It has not been that many years ago where if you had a combined salary of close to 6 figures you could afford a nice home, nice cars, have 2 kids, could easily pay bills and the groceries you like and still have disposable income for vacations and dining out. Now, a combined salary of almost twice that you can barely afford the home, cant afford newer cars even used, can barely afford needs for 2 kids, after bills you cant buy groceries items you could 4 years ago, have little disposable income, forget vacations or eating out. Prices on EVERYTHING doubled the past 3+ years, not the 17% inflation media is forced to report. The present administration's actions have been the major cause. I do know that 4 years ago I was much more financially secure than now, most everyone else was as well. That is why long lines for early voting are taking place, no one wants more of the same or worse for another 4 years.

[@10_door_tycoon]

I would like to know how many states outside of the deepest part of the south like Mississippi where $53k is still middle class? $53k after taxes where I live will have you literally in poverty.

[@tiamarie1226]

Yup 53k is nothing these days

[@Zerobar78.]

Healthcare costs are completely out of control. The insurance through my employer costs 20% of my paycheck, has a terrible deductible and copays, and doesn't cover anywhere near enough. I can't afford that so I go without.

[@DerrickRuthless]

Capitalism is the problem. Billionaires are the problem. Blackstone is the problem. IMO neither presidential candidate are talking adequately about this or are willing to tackle the problem.

[@MACH1TIPS]

What do you suggest over capitalism? Ill wait.

[@DerrickRuthless]

@@MACH1TIPS I think you know. We keep bailing out capitalism with it every few years… we are currently in a doom loop of exploitation and massive wealth inequality. All of this was predicted by Marx. 🤷‍♂️

[@pocketing7292]

@@MACH1TIPSdemocratic socialism

[@shaniparks6058]

Because they’re rich.

[@bowez9]

Ah like Venezuela or Cuba?

[@nathanbarr1237]

It feels like you're thwarted at every turn

[@Anon1mous]

My utility bill has gone up about 50% from 2-3 years ago. Gas is still high. Insurance is high and only going higher. Food is up. Services are high. My paycheck is the ONLY thing that has NOT gone up. I’d call that a problem. Keep voting them (no matter which party) out until this gets fixed.

[@fayefaye3388]

😢

[@Desertbiker617]

Here in AZ, 4 out of 5 energy commissioners are Republicans. These 4 continue to vote for rate hikes. They literally went to Wall St and advertised that AZ is a great state to invest for $.

[@TheSimba86]

there is no middle class anymore

[@Fienly0109]

The US government should periodize its citizens needs over funding foreign conflicts, especially during tough times..

[@yuriydee]

Clearly a bot account, cant even spell prioritize correctly.

[@Fienly0109]

@@yuriydee I see..how you used your time wisely

[@Phantomview-k9q]

What they don't tell you: the American dream is not living a good life. It's limitless consumption.

[@DanH-u3f]

Inflation has ruined their dreams.

[@SimpleMan2466]

The wealth gap has increased dramatically with both political parties being in the White House. Let’s not be naive and blame one party. The past 3 1/2 years has seen it become more difficult for the middle class. There is a lack of housing for sure.

[@minimatemasterworks]

"Don't blame on eparty.....the last 3 1/2 year..."

[@Supersmartandfunnyguy]

​@@minimatemasterworksHe is a SimpleMan indeed.

[@megan9825]

I don’t think it’s a party issue, nearly every other first world country is dealing with inflation and expensive housing. The U.S. is also dealing with out of sight health care and education costs.

[@realnapster1522]

Democrats have made it worse by printing money and sending billions to Ukraine. That money comes from our pockets.

[@Desertbiker617]

Right. It's all Biden Administration's fault. I got a bridge for you to buy.

[@muliefriend4785]

Tax the mega churches and billionaires 😊

[@Needglory23]

“Over the past 40 years, U.S. home prices as tracked by the Freddie Mac House Price Index, have soared a staggering 494%. The 10 states with the biggest home price gains between March 1984 and March 2024 were Washington (828%), Oregon (699%), Rhode Island (668%), Massachusetts (664%), California (664%), Hawaii (639%), Utah (610%), Montana (608%), Idaho (607%), Maine (605%). During that 40-year span, overall inflation rose 203%, while median household incomes rose 233%.”

[@livefree2881]

The American Nightmare really 😂😢😮🤦‍♂️

[@ericbarretoestrada7020]

The fed takes 20-30% of your check.

[@Anon1mous]

Huh? When’d you last look at your paycheck? You don’t know what you’re talking about.

[@ericbarretoestrada7020]

@@Anon1mous www.irs.gov/filing/federal-income-tax-rates-and-brackets

[@davidekow]

more like 40%

[@michaelkim2147]

it's 34%

[@bryanknowles4330]

You fundamentally have no idea what the fed is. Get off the internet and start reading books.

[@JBoy340a]

New couples can't afford a house on their own and need childcare. Maybe we need to be like other societies where the children live in the same house as the parents just on different floors. This is common in many countries like Egypt, Turkey, etc.

[@tiamarie1226]

I hear u but many parents like mine still work they are still 7 yrs from retirement...no way they would have been able to assist with childcare

[@JBoy340a]

@@tiamarie1226 how about your grandparents or aunts and uncles.

[@santostv.]

I think you guys in the USA are too individualistic for that

[@dinmavric5504]

@@santostv. Not really a bad thing. Equally, these people in the 3rd world can't afford to get a house or an apartment. But it is quite demeaning to live like chickens cooped up. Now it depends of course, a house may be big...

[@santostv.]

@@dinmavric5504 in Asia maybe but not usually in latin America,Africa,southern and Eastern Europe.

[@luvnaturalbeauti]

Another major part of this equation is the middle class debt to income ratio. If you're middle class, with any debt besides your house, you're actually not middle class.

[@joypeaceandhappiness1501]

I've been trying to explain this to people. DTI effects your class just as much as income

[@tamaramartin4015]

Maybe if we took the pay for health insurance CEOs and shareholders down to a level that the rest of us have to live on, we might see our health care expenses drop.

[@bigelbow4854]

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[@fred5528]

I feel one Of the greatest challenges that we first timers face in the ma rket is that we end up losing all we have,making it difficult to find ourselves back to our feet. My biggest advice is to always seek the services of a professional just like I did when I ventured into it for the first time. Big thanks to Larysa Caba. I now make huge profits by weekly through her services while still learning to stand on my own.

[@militaryorderly5386]

I think she trades for everyone I meet. I met her twice at a meeting in Germany and after her lectures from Ella I had to personally ask her to be my financial advisor. she is definitely good.

[@annddyyy-6920]

I have never seen a trader as open and transparent as Larysa Caba with her clients. The way she decides to make a profit for her clients. she allows you to express your fears and she still rests your fears and that is my respect. I don't normally comment on videos, but this word should be included. she is really cool.

[@jasperflontes4289]

I just looked up her name online. she is licensed with credible certificates and has an amazing track record. Thank you for the message.

[@ivarlast2966]

I will like to knw mre

[@aaronlambert9297]

I moved to the middle of nowhere in the Southeast. Bought a 1400sq ft house in decent condition with two acers outright. Now my only house payment is the property tax which is $350 per year. Utilities are very reasonable. I lose the benefit of being near activities, stores and social networks. I gain having no neighbors for almost a mile, peace and quiet, a yard with which I can whatever I want and no mortgage payment. To do this, I had to leave NY as housing prices and property taxes are out of control. Living near cities was also out of the question since my price range to buy outright was less than most new SUVs. Took two years off of work after selling my business and just planted trees, shrubs and landscaped my once empty two-acre field. I went in this direction because I could see there was no way I could own a house mortgage free without changing my idea of what success meant.

[@gsst6389]

This is just willing going back to the poor class 😂, you did not just faild, you willingly surrender.

[@daisylu1203]

Never tell anyone where you live, that causes future overpopulation and corporations to buy up the property.

[@AKAAAK]

So glad my wife and I left the US......and actually outright we owned our home in CA, so we had very little debt aside from monthly utilities, car/home ins, etc. But we found greener pastures outside the US, which allowed us to retire in our 50s. So nice not having to work anymore. We we can travel more, have more family and "us" time and all this while living off $1500/mo EASY. Stress levels have dropped drastically, to say the least 😊. We couldn't be happier.

[@AKAAAK]

@@CMe-bk5ez All I can say is my wife is Filipino 😊

[@AKAAAK]

@@CMe-bk5ez I myself, love it here, but it's not for everyone. Good luck 🙏

[@jrho8033]

Housing is high, healthcare (and dental) is unaffordable, transportation takes a disproportionate amount of incomes (car insurance, gas, etc.). Solution: Change ZONING LAWS to allow denser housing and mixed used developments., UNIVERSAL HEALTHCARE, and invest more in public transportation.

[@mikeifyouplease]

Housing shortages, soaring home prices, and rampant inflation were not even issues 5-8 years ago. What changed in the last 4 years?

[@MrMonsterKen]

Last 4 years was hell on earth. plain and simple.

[@MrLittlecat123]

There is no middle class... We only have rich class and poor class.

[@Thisguy1984]

Maybe the middle class should stop voting for people who don’t represent their interests. All these problems started in the 80s when Reagan became president. Who the middle class voted into office twice

[@nicklll4477]

And maybe you and others should give up those welfare benefits from those who dont represent you anyway. Do that or else...

[@winterbomber2]

Trickle down on me Great Titan of industry

[@DavidGoggins-wk2wp]

Who would you rather support large corporations or low income families.

[@BureaucracyWorld]

Big corporations owned houses in my neighborhood, and they are for rentals. In my community 200 homes, may be about 10% are owned by the home owners.

[@thebaps-w1u]

US GDP and stock market is flying, but we are feeling poor. Where is the money going? It's obvious, the trickle down economy is a scam.

[@CorporateShill66]

10% of people own 93% of stocks...The vast majority is barely benefiting from the stock market

[@chrishoneycutt7024]

It really comes down to the need of stocks to always show an increase overtime. Inflation caused by companies needing to make more money selling less expensive to produce product to show an increase every quarter for stockholders will naturally make anything more expensive overtime.

[@KL00100]

Today’s economy is working exactly how it was designed by those at the top. You want to make more money ok they’ll adjust the cost of living to recoup the higher wages. Remember the stockholders interest supersedes the quality of life of its citizens.

And how many times does economists have to say trickle down economics doesn't work. It didn't work under Reagan and any other GOP President. In fact is stagnated progress to reduce poverty and increase income inequality.

[@theduck2970]

The "trickling down" is more likely the dreaded "yellow rain" than actual earnings.

[@minimatemasterworks]

Yes. Overtaxing and overspending the last four years has certainlybeen great.

[@woodchuck003]

Zero economists talk about trickle-down economics because trickle down is not an economic theory. Trickle down economics partisan attack created by politicians, if you were to believe that trickle down is a thing then then you should also believe that Obama definitely created death panels in the ACA. If you need to rely on ignorance and misinformation to critique a president's economic policy then you will never find a solution as you don't understand the problem. Also as a fun fact, Jimmy Carter and Bill Clinton pushed forward supply-side economic policies extremely similar to Reagan.

[@theduck2970]

@@minimatemasterworks Reacting poorly to Cov-19, bringing the economy to a crashing halt sure made the last 4 years great/s. "It will just go away."

[@brightonbabe2139]

Welcome to unfettered capitalism. Where you allow for huge legal bribery of your politicians, this is part of what you get. Educated people start their careers with massive debts that takes decades to pay back, credit cards are maxed out and interest rates are usuary. Health insurance and health costs are off the scale and is one of the greatest sources of bankruptcy. Groceries and other areas are the results of corporate focus on the share price for the shareholders and not the customer or the community. You object to paying tax, so services that come with taxes paid in other countries need to be privately funded by you. Biden's government bought the inflation rate to just over 2%, unemployment rate to 4.1% and GDP to over 5%. Gas down to about 2019 prices. Investment in infrastructure, sustainability companies and others bought high paid jobs back to the US and started to repositon the USA as a potential lead in this market against China. We were all envious! But you did not FEEL good. So you ignored the stats, failed to recognise that the President does not control grocery prices, and voted for the convicted felon, probably responsible for about 1 million COVID related deaths through lies and incompetence. However nothing in trumps solution will do anything more than fritter away these advantages and I guess you will FEEL good? Add to that governments are now planning what they will do about the tariffs. The UK government is already developing a plan and I am sure others will. They are also likely to be doing some heavy security planning. Your alliances protected America and also built a market for American goods as well as the rest of us. 🦃