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Mutabilitie t1_j0nzjyl wrote

Based on reading the article, my understanding is they made $80,000 combined between the 2 of them.
With no judgement implied, I would say that objectively 2 people with that income and 0 children could do very ok if they're healthy. However, that income and 4 kids is nowhere near enough. I'm sorry, and again no judgement implied. Just objectively. This is not a judgement on what anyone should or should not have done.
And I think it's hard here in RI to make more than that without an advanced degree or technical knowledge. The struggle is real.

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SharpCookie232 t1_j0o8kp1 wrote

The fact that pay hasn't kept pace with inflation (or grown much at all) is a disgrace. This country treats people - working class and middle class- like crap.

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sniperhare t1_j10r2q8 wrote

People keep voting to keep the system in place, or to make it worse.

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Mountain_Bill5743 t1_j0oe3qf wrote

There are plenty of people who live below or at this income in Providence or Woonsocket and presumably bought before 2020. I know plenty of people who bought a house in the low-to-mid 200s on one (reasonable) income in areas like Cranston and Warwick as recently as 2020 and plenty who did FHA where they needed very little money down.

It's easy to look at things now and cast blame, but the kids look pretty old from the thumbnail and I doubt the family figured they'd ever be in this position back then since it's not like they lived in a notably HCOL state.

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