Well over $100k in the higher cost of living states, too. And as the article states, that’s typically about double what the median salary is for a single person in most states.

I’d like to point out that AES states - while maybe they didn’t have all the same quality or quantity of consumer goods - were able to able to to provide a comfortable life for everyone without all the predatory that US workers currently have. And don’t take my word for it, take it from the neoliberal queen herself, Angela Merkel. When asked about life in the former GDR, she described it as “almost comfortable”. Now before you mention that “almost” is an important qualifier, note that the context of her quote was her trying to criticize the former GDR but she grudgingly conceded the comment above.

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[–] zifnab25@hexbear.net 37 points 7 months ago (8 children)

$89k and rising. My water bill jumped 9% this year, because the pipes have been bursting at record rates thanks years of heat waves. My electricity bill can get north of $600/mo during the worst of the summer. My grocery bills have been steadily climbing while shrinkflation eats into the size of what I'm bringing home. My car is getting towards its last legs and everything on the market appears to be a few grand over MSRP, because every dealership insists "Sorry, we only have a few left in stock!" Can't get out of a vet visit for less than $500.

Seems like everything I buy that I think is an upgrade ends up falling apart faster than what its replacing, too.

Walls really feel like they're closing in everywhere.

[–] FloridaBoi@hexbear.net 14 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Holy fuck $600

[–] zifnab25@hexbear.net 3 points 7 months ago

Texas electric fuckery. The gas power plants will collaborate to spike the price of electricity from the prevailing $15-30/Mwh up to $3000/Mwh during the hour of peak usage.

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