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Yeah but the economy is doing great (media.kbin.social)
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[-] comfydecal@infosec.pub 10 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

You'd be surprised, since a lot of people have 401k, IRA, and other automatic investments

[-] Sneptaur@pawb.social 22 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

If you can afford to contribute to a retirement account, you’re probably not struggling to make ends meet. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[-] comfydecal@infosec.pub 1 points 6 months ago

Some are company matched or funded entirely, even for minimum wage jobs in the US. But I get your sentiment

[-] Sneptaur@pawb.social 3 points 6 months ago

Yeah those do exist but they tend to be the exception and not the rule. And anyone working minimum wage is gonna avoid using it because they’re close to starvation a lot of the time. I’ve been there

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