• Someonelol@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    2 days ago

    Not that much. That’s like ~$43k after taxes which doesn’t seem like a lot for most major cities. Good luck affording a home with that wage, and forget about saving for retirement or even regular vacations when rent can easily eat up half the remaining money.

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      1 day ago

      More like 58k after taxes. And you won’t find me arguing against the fact that we’re in an affordability crisis. 58k should get you a house or the pay should be enough to get a house. But that goes for everyone in the working class, not just garbage collectors.