I don’t know how anyone is supposed to survive in the United States. I work full time for a public school and just got done my taxes which show I made about $15k last year, my first year out of college.
My private student loans from discover are $2,000 a month, non-negotiable. My rent is $700 a month. Those costs alone already have me underwater.
I was always poor, I never expected myself to live in a mansion, or even a house. I was always content staying in a small apartment but now even that’s out of reach. I feel like a burden to everyone around me because it is literally impossible for me to survive without other people chipping in.
I’ve been working since I was 14 and have nothing to show for it at 26. I was always told if I worked hard and went to school things would get easier but all I did was I dig myself deeper into a worse situation, and now I can’t get out.
We have enough wealth in the US alone to give every single person on this planet food, water, a safe place to live, access to healthcare, and an education. At this point it feels like they’re spitting in our faces by forcing us to live like this. I feel like we’ve been asking for what we deserve for so long and it’s always ignored. What is it going to take for the wealthy to be stripped of their power so we can get our humanity back?