r/povertyfinance • u/pastisPastisBandole • Jan 24 '23

You’re all crazy Success/Cheers

This is not a tip or anything useful but I feel like I need to say it.

Just reading some of your stories I came to realise that Americans are made of a different thing.

You often have multiple jobs, sometimes study and the same time, have kids or taking care of someone. Have no healthcare, pay everything out of pocket and somehow you still make it. And for the most part with a smile.

You guys probably don’t realise this but it’s unbelievable for a lot of folks in Europe. You’re very hard workers and kuddos for that.

Keep it up.

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u/yanicka_hachez Jan 25 '23

It's actually the system. It's not a bug, it's a feature. Start with insane debt from education, add low job security and top everything with health care linked to said job makes a very compliant population.

Who has the time, money and energy to fight for your rights when you barely have enough to not be homeless?

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u/The-Pusher-Man Jan 25 '23

This is exactly the design they want to keep us struggling. Handcuffing healthcare to your employer was a brilliant move in terms of maximizing how much you can exploit people.

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u/Alternative_Ask7292 Jan 25 '23

Are there no cheap college/uni there bro?

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u/LaVieGlamour Jan 25 '23

Community college is cheaper for core classes, but you'll still need to attend a university. There is also a whole lot of classicism related to attending a cc.

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u/27Believe Jan 25 '23

There are.

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u/DeflatedDirigible Jan 25 '23

In every major city plus many more. Easy to get a trade school education and earn more than a 4-year degree college graduate in many fields.