So just to preface, I was in the military and got fucked up pretty good in the old brain case, so good old Uncle Sam cuts me a 2000$ check every month for my Veteran's disability. I live in California in a 2 bedroom apartment for 2200$ a month (not including utilities) by myself. I work full time in CNC and make fairly good money (still 7 dollars below the state average tho). In my area, I am doing amazing compared to my peers and friends, but only because I had to sacrifice my young adult years blowing up other young adults. That 2000$ is the only reason i'm able to live comfortably in the bay area. And by comfortably, I mean I can afford a car payment, feed myself, afford some small subscriptions and utilities, and save like a fifth of my paycheck every month.
Think about it. I know people my age (28) that would actually kill for that shit. Just for the barest imagining of a miniscule American Dream. That's not even good, its just average compared to how previous generations had it. I'm doing 'okay' only because i had to sell my fucking soul to feed a warmachine I don't even believe in anymore.
I think about how my friends can even survive in this hostile situation, but that's all they fucking can do. 4 adults and one of their moms lives in a 3 bedroom by themselves and even with their combined total income in this place, they barely scrape by. It's fucking insane. I essentially make two full incomes with my situation and i can't even afford a mortgage with the VA home loan (600k in the Bay Area).
Do anyone grasp that? I represent two full income streams that can't even be a homeowner. I'm literately losing my fucking mind in this fucking state. How much longer can this shit actually last? Is this gonna just be the future? Workers indebted to all the old fucks who bought all the houses while working for the same generation? I mean, at this point, I'm so dissolutioned by my whole life of fighting, working, and voting for this fucking country, I don't know what to do.
I'll be fine, i know that, but what about my friends and family in this fucking place? What's the fucking point if they all just end up as slaves in everything but name?