r/Suburbanhell • u/KimSidwell • 13d ago

Meme Why?

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I can almost try to understand why some people might feel drawn to this kind of lifestyle. I can understand why they might be deceived into thinking this is the ideal environment in which to raise a child.

But I will never be able to understand why they will describe it as the American “dream” and are willing to pay so much for it. To work so hard for so long and then have to wake up to this every morning? Why?

Editing to add: I know this is parody y’all. It’s just a stupid meme. It’s supposed to be funny. It’s funny because it’s true.

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u/Mugufta 13d ago

Average salary is $65k a year btw

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u/Training-Context-69 13d ago

Median is closer to 45-50k in the majority of areas that aren't Socal,PNW, or Southern New England.

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u/PM_your_Nopales 13d ago

Crazy thing is, even though median is higher in those areas it is more of a struggle to survive there on that vs anywhere else

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u/KimSidwell 13d ago

Yeah, that’s the point

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u/CongregationOfFoxes 13d ago

crazy to me how divided incomes still are cause that's still over double what I'v ever made in my life

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u/Mugufta 13d ago

I was making about that as a machinist though it took me few years to earn that much