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(06-20-2022, 03:10 PM)Tiger Blood Wrote: there's nothing wrong with working 50 hours a week if you want to earn a 50 hour a week paycheck and afford 50 hour a week things. you do what you have to do. this isn't a mean idea. it's a common sense one.

i will help someone if i know they're willing work and just need a little help here or there. if they're lazy and don't want to work, sorry i'm not their social safety net. like with owning a house like you mentioned. 

if you can't afford one now, keep saving. work extra jobs if you have to. sell stuff and put the money in the bank. if you're willing to sacrifice then it's achievable. we have to stop with this idea of things should come easy or without any struggle.

i'm a landlord. i have 12 properties. i have costs associated with those. i can't just discount the rent and take the hit myself because people think rent should be lower. we have to adjust for many factors and that gets passed onto the rentors. it's just the reality. if you can't afford 1000 dollar rent, then don't move into a 1000 dollar property.

Again, I said one shouldn't HAVE to work 50+ hours a week to survive. I am talking about basic needs.
If someone WANTS to work extra hours/jobs to make additional money, that's their choice.
But they shouldn't HAVE to just to get by.
For many people, they HAVE to because their costs of goods and services are too high for them to be able to afford on their 40-hour wage.

Depending on what you're meaning when you say "willing to sacrifice," I may agree or not agree.

Do I think everyone should have a PS5, a 65" TV, and drive a $30k car? 
No.

Do I think everyone should be able to cover for basic apartment, transportation, basic utilities (water, electric, gas, internet, phone), and food while making at least minimum wage and working 40 hours a week? 
Yes.

At the current rate of $7.25/hr at 40 hours a week, you're talking only $1160 every 4 weeks before taxes.
I don't know where you live, but the average apartment rental costs $1694 here in Nashville.
There's quite a good population who has lived here from 20+ years ago that are getting driven out because of continued rising prices but not high enough increase in pay to accommodate for it.