• NathanielThomas@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    It’s hilarious for you to call me wealthy or privileged. In 2018 my income was about $17,000 and I was completely dependent on my partner.

    I’ve worked for $6.85 an hour, I’ve been a dishwasher and a janitor and I’ve been unemployed and on welfare for long stretches, living off $600 a month.

    I know where I am and where I’ve been. And it doesn’t change the basic framework of the capitalist meatgrinder.

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      1 year ago

      I once made $9k in a year, and yet I am still wealthy now with my current 6 figure income.

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          1 year ago

          I am literally in the top 10% of income in the US, which does indeed make me wealthy.