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[–] escapesamsara@discuss.online 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Financially illiteracy is a point; but it's not a point for 50+% of the US. Median wage is $50k/year, which is far too low to ever purchase a home, so they're affected by the median rent being $1,383. which is half their net income.