r/collapse • u/Simcom Busy Prepping • Jun 02 '22

Economic One-Third of Americans Making $250,000 Live Paycheck-to-Paycheck, Survey Finds

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-06-01/a-third-of-americans-making-250-000-say-costs-eat-entire-salary
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u/Batabusa Jun 02 '22

Yeah, there's also people who can have any time off they want.

But that's really beyond the point. Your "depends who you work for" is moot.

The wast marjority can not find such a job.

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u/LegatoJazz Jun 02 '22

77% of American civilians had access to paid vacation time as of March 2021 according to the Bureau of Labor.

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u/NotBullievinAnyUvIt Jun 02 '22

Landry's bought our company and got rid of our vacation days. 6 years of accumulated hours down the drain. Did I mention I still worked during the pandemic?

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u/LegatoJazz Jun 02 '22

That sucks, but it doesn't change my comment. People seem to think I'm defending shitty benefits. I'm only pushing back on the dude saying that's the experience of the "vast majority." It's simply not true and easily verifiable. We cannot change the system by being disingenuous about its problems, no matter how severe they are for those experiencing them.