I see a LOT of white collars making 100+k a year on this sub.
That's fine.
Just know the reality for most Americans.
https://www.ssa.gov/cgi-bin/netcomp.cgi?year=2018
As of 2018, 50% of Americans in the workforce had a net income of 32,000 or less, including contributions to retirement plans as part of that #.
If you're wondering why we're in such dire circumstances, there's your answer.
Also, it appears that 71% of Americans made less than 52,000 net, including employer contributions to retirement plans as “income.”
There aren't 75,000,000 “better jobs” for half of America. Sorry.