7)"I pay SO much in Social security taxes..." (yeah, 8% of the first x dollars, and then nothing - while *I* was paying 15.3% of 100% of *my* income [self-employed].) My brother came out with that one. He earned 3 times what we earned.
It's easy to spend more than one makes, but by the time you're making, hmm, 60K or so, your life is very, very different from that of the folks below you. I've been on both sides of this income divide. This fancy-ass job stuff: big salary, health insurance, Flex-spending, free vacation time, unemployment insurance. It's a heck of a racket, and it's a MUCH easier life.
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Date: 2012-03-22 03:43 pm (UTC)(yeah, 8% of the first x dollars, and then nothing - while *I* was paying 15.3% of 100% of *my* income [self-employed].) My brother came out with that one. He earned 3 times what we earned.
It's easy to spend more than one makes, but by the time you're making, hmm, 60K or so, your life is very, very different from that of the folks below you. I've been on both sides of this income divide. This fancy-ass job stuff: big salary, health insurance, Flex-spending, free vacation time, unemployment insurance. It's a heck of a racket, and it's a MUCH easier life.