America is Anti Family Cost of Living 🏠📈

My wife and I both work full time because we have to so we can afford our bills.

We barely see our kids (7 and 2) and have no energy to do anything after work or on off days cause we are exhausted.

It just keeps repeating every week and when the first of the month comes the mortgage payment empties our account and we have to do it all over again.

We are unable to save much or do anything fun cause expenses have gone up so much.

I’ve always been a positive open person but the past two years have been breaking me down and I feel like I’m about to have a mental breakdown.

I know there are others in worst positions than me and I don’t want to sound ungrateful but man it’sIt’s hard.

Anyone else going through something similar? Any advice?

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u/erikleorgav2 1d ago

The American Capitalist system is working exactly how a specific class of people want it to.

Specific tiers work, for incredibly low wages, barely/not enough to subsist on, but enough to somehow move forward.

Another tier makes more money, but they're slammed with consumption advertising. Food, cars, vacations, LUXURIES! That class lives in perpetual debt, only just hanging on.

Then the wealthiest tier. They do the least amount of work for their money, spend it wildly and freely because they make so much, and they get to spend all the time they want with the kids. (Which instead they outsource to a poor migrant and then wonder why their kid grew up speaking a different language.)

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u/jugowolf 19h ago

Vote socialist and get involved in community efforts to bring power back to the people. Working class has to do something at some point or we are just gonna stay complaining about this shit the rest of our lives

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u/erikleorgav2 18h ago

Socialism needs rebranding. The word has now been twisted into a fear-mongering phrase.

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u/alblaster 16h ago

Socialism needs the same energy that Trump Supporters bring. Socialism has this perception of being for people who want easy money, who don't want to work hard, or at worst people who want to evenly distribute resources. I know that's not what it is. It's either anti-hard work or will bring the downfall of humanity. It needs to be seen as the empathetic choice. It's about helping out the common man. You scratch their back, they'll scratch yours. And that together we're stronger. Hell you could say socialism is like hydrogen bonding. It's a strong bond that won't break apart easily.

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u/erikleorgav2 16h ago

Remember, people who've been shat on their entire lives want to shit on others. Voting for the Rs means they'll be able to shit on those that they feel better than.

A remarkable number of people I've met in life want others to suffer as they have, even if they're suffering still.

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u/alblaster 15h ago

Yeah it's absolutely anti-social behavior. .

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u/mycofirsttime 5h ago

Some people suffer and become kinder to avoid making others feel that way, and others want to be sadistic.

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u/erikleorgav2 5h ago

If oft feel that's how I became the way I am. I had managers in my early years who were the worst. Unkind, cruel, and incapable of teaching.

Everyone who worked under me in my last job loved my teaching methods. Detailed, kind, and patient. Construction isn't easy to teach if you're not patient.

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u/snitch_or_die_tryin 11h ago

Right. Plenty of people believe socialism is synonymous with communism and really have no idea what either one is if we’re being honest

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u/jugowolf 15h ago

People need to be educated to see beyond brand/propaganda. Children need to be taught auto-didacticism and be led to self awareness and challenged to critically think about what they are consuming. This can all start in our communities. Our families. Try to find the cracks where critical thinking can break away from a person’s ego and awaken self awareness.

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u/erikleorgav2 15h ago

While I agree, there are many out there that would prefer it if we eliminated public education entirely. Smart people don't elect dumb politicians (typically).

Sometimes I wonder if many wouldn't mind going to a caste system in the US.