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> It's usually just the inverse of saying most people don't have ready cash savings laying around; because there's no need to when you have credit every which way all the time

This is quite a precarious situation to me. People should not need nor be encouraged to rely on debt to live life, especially month to month.

The default mode should be working people make enough to, if budgeted moderately well, can pay for everything plus save money away post tax[0]

Anything less and you’re only growing systemic issues over time

[0]: including tax exempt savings like 401Ks is ill-reflective of people’s ability to save money aside for emergencies and unexpected costs



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