I have a disabled family member that I support 100%. And I loan family some money sometimes to support an aging grandmother. (They are always good for it)
I was raised by a single mother with 2 kids. When my friend was growing up after the recession of 2008, her mother supported a family of 6 on 1 income of something like 46000/yr.
I am so sick and tired of the abelist bullshift BAKED IN to our governemental systems.
Because yeah, 2 cashiers COULD be making a livable wage. Yeah, you COULD have a family and make rent (in some places, not here in SoCal) on 2 “average American” incomes. But I fucking cant and never fucking will be in a household with 2 incomes. It's all on me and Im scared shitless that people don't see me.