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[quote=Anonymous]We are the 99% and you could be one too, so please get off your self-righteous "I made the right decisions" high horses!  We were probably much like you are: upper middle class, well-educated, paid off our not so crazy school loans, always lived within our means, blah, blah, blah.

DH is in mid 50s and has been screwed in the work force the past 4 years. There's a whole group of white males who have been "reorganized" out of their job for younger, inexperienced and cheaper labor.  It has been nearly impossible for these men to find work and when they do it's for MUCH lower salaries. Also, every time DH, who has a stellar resume, is a job finalist, he has lost out to younger females/minority hires when interviewing.

So now I work numerous jobs as I re-enter the work force after child rearing, while DH moves in and out of "consulting" positions - that's what many companies have moved to thus avoiding providing any benefits, particularly healthcare and retirement.

We could probably scrape by if not for the abysmal healthcare situation in the US.  That's where we are completely under water and we are basically healthy - but any unexpected emergencies, even small ones - and we are underwater financially. Healthcare costs are Out of Control here in the US. It is the most inefficient system out there globally.

We live very frugally, drive old cars, little travel etc, but have 2 kids to raise, no money left for retirement, much less college tuition. Thank god we bought a prepaid tuition plan for our oldest.

It has been 4 years of stress for us and that seems unlikely to change given the state of the US/world economy now. The thought of this going on until DH is old enough to retire is too depressing to even think about.

As more and more upper middle class people end up in this situation, perhaps there will be an uprising that can't be ignored. [/quote]

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