• Skullgrid@lemmy.world
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    12 days ago

    That is an incredibly privileged thing to be able to say tbh.

    how? I’m pointing out the financial situation has gone to such shit that having a house and a profession that pays what a profession is worth would make you a millionaire.

    Note that I’m not saying that all professionals are millionaires or own houses; which is the fucked up part. No one is paying what things are fucking worth.

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      12 days ago

      8.5% of Americans are millionaires. There are a few countries even higher than that, but in general, it’s significantly higher than most places in the world.

      Put it this way: More than 50% of the entire world’s millionaires (in USD of course, not local currency) are Americans. But Americans are only ~4% of the world’s population.

      It really is the land of opportunity IF you’re a professional doing… something.