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Acrobatic-Echidna-61 t1_j9lo5c3 wrote

Reply to comment by Techutante in [OC] Percent of American teens with a driver’s license by year by worriedshuffle

That’s a red flag. Your partner could lacks a maturity issue. I hate driving but life basically demand you get one if you don’t want to inconvenience other people. Your SO took the later and said they don’t care about inconveniencing anyone. How long will you allow them to escape their responsibility?

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77Gumption77 t1_j9ljm9h wrote

Reply to comment by wwarnout in Wealthy Percentiles Rising by dwaxe

Wealthy people pay almost all income taxes. The bottom 60% pay zero effective income tax or less. The 1% paid almost 40% of all income taxes in 2020.

Furthermore, given that prices for many products have sharply decreased since the 1960s, the purchasing power of everyone in the US has risen substantially. The only exceptions to this phenomenon are the areas with the most government involvement: education and healthcare.

I suggest you read this: Superabundance: The Story of Population Growth, Innovation, and Human Flourishing on an Infinitely Bountiful Planet, by Marian L. Tupy.

Tupy is a South African who lives in Europe. He provides a pretty objective analysis.

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Striking-Tip7504 t1_j9lfnzf wrote

Reply to comment by hatsuseno in [OC] Median House Price to Income Ratio By Country by proof_required

Plus the ratio doesn’t matter that much if the bank won’t give you the loan anyway. Which in case of the Netherlands you’re pretty much not getting if you’re buying alone in or around the big cities. Even people who are higher educated with good jobs can’t buy alone in NL. You either need a partner, rich parents or be getting that doctor/lawyer type money.

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