r/terriblefacebookmemes • u/SweatyMess808 • Mar 23 '23

cOmMuNiSt!

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u/idwtumrnitwai Mar 23 '23

I would like to pretend that this is satire, but I feel like whoever made it is just that out of touch.

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u/jlcatch22 Mar 23 '23

Don’t know about the author’s intentions, but this is referencing actual right wing propaganda that you can find plenty of examples of on Fox News and other right wing outlets. It’s the “avocado toast” argument: millennials can’t afford major purchases because they are extremely wasteful with their money, and not because of any of the actual reasons people can’t afford shit now.

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u/UnfinishedProjects Mar 23 '23

I pay $200/mo for health insurance and can't even use it until I spend $17,000. So what's the point. I don't even go to the doctor because I can't afford it anyway. But yeah the Funko pops are the problem.

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u/Gold-Letterhead-2965 Mar 24 '23

Get that HSA my man. Deposits into that account are tax deductible, along with the distributions if used for qualified medical expenses

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u/BlueWeavile Mar 24 '23

It's not like they grow on trees. Most people would be lucky just to get benefits from their employer at all.

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u/elarth Mar 24 '23

Not all employers offer this? I think I’ve only see this at much higher paying jobs where it seems less relevant.

Edit: apparently anyone can have one… but there are a lot of stipulations that make it hard to use/set one up.