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Originally Posted by shalym
As I said in an earlier post, $20 per year in the US *is* nominal. It's less than 50 cents per week. My unemployed sister who is a full time student could afford $20 per year...if it was something that was important to her.
Shari
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Maybe in your circles $20 is nominal. I know more people that would lose those rights than could keep them. Like I said $20 is not always nominal. Some people barely live paycheck to paycheck and wouldn't have the extra funds.
Sometimes $5 is not nominal.
I hate when people say x dollars in nominal or x is cheaper than y in the US.
Neither is accurate.
Yes, for some people $20 is nothing. For others $20 is a lot of money. That depends on your social status. Have you ever had to bum food because you didn't have enough to get through the month? Have you ever had to make a deal with your landlord to pay your rent in chunks? If not, then please don't tell me $20 is nominal. I know a few people that work and still have to go to the food bank for food.
Shari, we seem to live in two different worlds. You think $20 is nothing and I have seen too many instances where $20 is a lot of money.
I have also seen our region have upwards of 50% unemployment because the jobs left. They are back now.
This conversation reminds me of the mushroom/meat debate.
Some people were claiming that Portobello mushrooms were cheaper than meat in the US. That statement is false. Here Portobello mushrooms are $7.58 a pound. Meats start at $2.97 a pound.
There is no US when it comes to money. It is all regional and social class.
That includes everything from housing to food to starting incomes.