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[quote=Anonymous]Bringing this back on topic...

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2681136/Can-afford-American-Dream-Study-shows-ideal-lifestyle-costs-130-357-year.html

"A new analysis shows that only 1 in 8 families could afford the cost of living what's commonly known as the American Dream in 2014.

Inspired by the new book 'Chasing the American Dream,' about the cost of the financial crisis, housing bubble, and Great Recession, reporters at USA Today calculated the cost of all those elements that make up the American Dream.

For the project they included the costs of home ownership, moderate-cost groceries, a car, health insurance, taxes, educational expenses for your children, and retirement planning.

They reached an average total of $130,357 per year in household income.

In a country where the median household income is roughly $51,000, that's a dream well out of reach for most people."

Users of DCUM please note: the median [b]household[/b] income in the USA is 51K. MBs of DC, please consider how your own family would live if your income and resources were dramatically reduced to that number. Consider that if you have a nanny, she has (or would like to have) these kinds of expenses - home ownership, children to educate, a car to drive, and healthy food to eat. These are not luxuries like the newest iPhone or a European vacation, they are what we believe America should be able to offer. I'm not saying that if you can't pay a nanny $65,000 a year you can't afford one because that would be absurd, but please just think about the majority of Americans who can't even afford a great daycare, let alone sole, in-home care (thus forcing them out of the workforce and reducing their households to a single income). This is the reality many, many people are living and shouting that someone should get an education, develop more worthy skills, and so on is misplaced "assistance." Many capable, educated, intelligent, and hard-working people can't achieve the basics of the American dream; it isn't just nannies. This is a flaw in our entire system and not your sole responsibility, but we all have to take responsibility for the systems we use...particularly when they come at the expense of others.

Happy Independence Day.[/quote]

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