• DessertStorms@kbin.social
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    7 months ago

    Silly me, I assumed all people, those in the working class at least, genuinely fear becoming homeless…

    Seriously though, what an odd way to frame it, but I guess when you look at the source, it makes a bit more sense that a financial publication will be spreading this kind of out of touch divisive crap, it’s not like they’re going to be honest about capitalism and the fact that people of all ages are finding it harder and harder to survive under it…

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      Silly me, I assumed all people, those in the working class at least, genuinely fear becoming homeless…

      Gen-Xer here. At my highest highs and my lowest lows, I have never let go of a background fear of becoming homeless.

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        At least I’m close enough to parents if it gets to that point, and they finally got high speed internet. Although then I’d end up in the middle of nowhere

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      Doing pretty well by most standards but I know that I’m just one misstep off a ladder, one car crash, one disease away from losing my job and eventual homelessness for my family. Sure, they’ll be able to hold out longer if I die quick, but anything protracted and expensive will ruin everything else too.

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      7 months ago

      No, here in Germany the state pays your rent and gives you a monthly allowance (Bürgergeld) after you are out of job for more than a year so you don’t end up homeless (in the first year you get 65% of your average monthly salary from the 12 months before that per month). We also have homeless people, but in principle everyone is entitled to it.

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      7 months ago

      Even owning a house and plenty of savings, a single medical emergency can still be bankruptcy.