The US census bureau says the median income was $47960. (Doesn't invalidate your point of course)
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I like to remind the republicans I know that the people they vote for would shoot themselves rather than live like we do. For them, even a middle class lifestyle would seem like crippling, destitute poverty.
E: tbf, it's also true of many Democrats, but I can't think of a single working class Republican legislator and cabinet member. I can think of at least a few working class democrats.
Idea: Add 10 questions to the tax form that ask for the price of common household items/groceries. For each wrong answer, increase the tax by 10 percent. The question has to be answered by the individual and cannot be modified by accountants. Give it a fun name like “price is right tax” and snuggle it in the spending bill.
I see milk thrown around as the common thing people are supposed to know about. I'm lactose intolerant and have no idea how much a gallon of milk costs. It's unlikely you could find 10 things that everyone buys and has similar pricing across brands and variations.
“It’s one banana, Michael. How much could it cost, $10?”
One dollar, Bob.
What? Isn't it cents a piece?
Let's make sure we understand what he was comparing:
"During the hearing, Rep. Josh Harder (D-Cali.) claimed that the average American would have to pay over $286,000 out of pocket to receive the same addiction treatment that he had."
So RFK Jr spent 10 times more on addiction treatment than needed? Is this some kind of humiliation kink I don't understand?
it dint work for rfk jr,
Real Lucille Bluth vibes.
"it's just one banana Michael. How much could it cost, $10?"
In a few months she might actually be right.
The brain worm has no concept of money, so I kind of get it. I wonder if the brain worm is helping the covid virus stay around so they can together kill off humans.
Tiny fraction of what?
During the hearing, Rep. Josh Harder (D-Cali.) claimed that the average American would have to pay over $286,000 out of pocket to receive the same addiction treatment that he had.
That.
Exactly. I suspect he's comparing that to a quarter-million dollar a month that governments spend on a patient, but archiving the social media post is as bad as a screen shot, so we'll never know.
Bytes, come on, please provide an archived link for RFK Jr. This has been 2 days in a row. Your posts are great, but I'll just pull right away from now on. I'll give everyone a half hour if you don't want me to pull it for this one, but this is a warning.
If you can't figure out why this community requires an archived link, ask yourself if you can tell if RFK really said this.
Edit: u/urpartnerincrime found the link and I archived it. https://archive.is/fk7oe
Jeez, you're right and Im sorry. I blast these while in the bathroom and pick communities that fit it without thinking.
I'll do better and I really appreciate the modding of this community. Keeps us above board.
I thought something like that was happening. You're a great poster and I don't want to lose you. Maybe the community can step up to provide an archive if they see it's missing. Sometimes it takes me awhile to catch it.
Or we could reference an actual article https://www.irishstar.com/news/us-news/out-touch-rfk-jr-says-35226477
Unfortunalty its on Twitter, but here's him directly saying it
~~https://x.com/atrupar/status/1922680043332878521~~
Edit: don't use Twitter
You can use xcancel or other nitter mirrors like
https://xcancel.com/atrupar/status/1922680043332878521
Same person is also on Bluesky and made an identical post there
Much appreciated!
I literally just typed in the dudes name and followed the first link. Next time I can try a bit harder haha
You actually tried, we appreciate it.
Thanks, I'll archive it for you since you don't seem to know how. In the future, you go to archive.is and they'll archive it. I appreciate you finding it.
Heard heard. Will do from now on! Thanks
They know.
It’s a demoralization tactic, and it’s working.
I wish I knew their Venmo handles so I could send requests for whatever they consider to be small chunks of change. I’m sure I wouldn’t get much, but as Michael Scott said, “you miss 100% of the shots you don’t take.”
I've done this with meds from my doctor. Like, 3 years ago I stopped taking muscle relaxers for migraine prevention, then I recently pulled my back. I didn't want to pay a copay just to get more, so I did a refill request with my pharmacy.
Sure enough, they rubber-stamped the request.
I doubt they even know what Venmo is. They don't make decisions about or personally handle transactions with small amounts of money.
Oh, let me pack my summer bag and hop on over then.
Rich people amass so much money they lose the ability to recognize its value. It's a hoarding condition plain and simple.
RFK had it from the beginning
How is this real? He can’t really think that’s a reasonable statement to make in reality, right? He has an inkling of how tone-deaf he is, right?!
He's a Kennedy.