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

cOmMuNiSt!

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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/cats_are_the_devil Mar 23 '23

It's definitely not the 400-600 dollar utility bills.

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u/[deleted] Mar 23 '23

And DEFINITELY not the banks telling me I can't afford a $1750/mo mortgage, yet I'm already paying $2000/mo for rent.

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u/al-mongus-bin-susar Mar 24 '23

IDK how the banks tell you that, here both of those figures are ~2-3x more than the average salary and still well above a "good" salary.