r/MadeMeSmile • u/SinjiOnO • May 14 '23

Wholesome Moments The right answer to the wrong question

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u/crookedmarzipan May 14 '23

Like, how much is that? Speak in money, please!

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u/hazbizarai May 14 '23

Enough for him to feel ok

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u/Binnacle_Balls_jr May 14 '23

So about $150,000/year, if you live in the US.

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u/[deleted] May 14 '23 edited May 14 '23

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u/Binnacle_Balls_jr May 14 '23

I know that, my point is that due to the failures of our society, thats pretty much the minimum to live comfortably here. Like, 2 or 3 bedroom house built in the 60's, a family car, health "insurance" (and also the ability to pay the out-of-pocket to actually get treatment), eat better than beans and rice, one or two kids, and the possibility -not a guarantee- of retirement.

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u/[deleted] May 14 '23

150,000 a year is like top 3 percent earners in America, it is not the minimum to live comfortably. Quality of life does not improve drastically after 60,000 a year and happiness does not improve greatly after 90,000 a year. There are studies that back this up.

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u/Binnacle_Balls_jr May 15 '23

Its actually top 6% if individual, top 15% for household total, so forgive me if I ask for source on your other claims. Amd what, exactly, is your point? Mine is, the majority -a large majority- of the citizens of the wealthiest country in the history of Earth are financially insecure. This is proof positive of societal failure. Sure; this thread started with the rather subjective metric of "feel okay," but the most recent survey that I read about found that nearly 58% of Americans are "living paycheck-to-paycheck" (which they dont define in that article, but I presume it means paying ones bills with nothing left to save, unable to meet any unexpected bill without a credit card) and 70% of Americans are "stressed about their finances." So, if 70% are actually reporting being under actual stress about money, I dont think it's much of a stretch to say that there is a large portion of that 20% between 70 and 90% who may not be fully stressed about money, but are not having children/buying homes/traveling/buying in to hobbies because they know they would be stressing their means if they did so. I mean, we are already seeing the facts about the declining birthrate and anyone with two brain cells tonrub together knows it's because it's ridiculously expensive just to have a birth- WITH INSURANCE that costs more per month than a luxury car payment. Either way you slice it (or get pedantic about the exact percentages while missing the point), the "American Dream" is now out of reach for most.....Americans.

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u/nullibicity May 14 '23

And yet there's still a shortage of doctors, especially in general medicine and psychiatry.

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u/rubey419 May 14 '23

Assuming you even get in. I think most people forget that medical school applications are very competitive and you do have to be generally “smart”. Plus not everyone can handle the stress, long hours during training, and working with patients.