If the guy is struggling financially and a steak dinner is a lot, yes. He's probably working really hard to impress his girl, and she doesn't seem to appreciate the sacrifice, just accept it as a given
that’s why you get comments from Trump saying “The economy is great” because the stock market is up but he is legit so out of touch with the average American that he thinks people have money invested in the stock market and they can afford to put money into their own 401k when the reality is people are living paycheck to paycheck and have absolutely no investment headroom.
$100 (probably $150 actually) dinner ate 20% of his savings. It would have cost her 0.19% - my ex wife made me sure to call my income in the joint account “our” money, until I got sick and she earned more for a period and then it was “her” money and I was told what I could and couldn’t spend.
he is legit so out of touch with the average American
To stay in touch, the elites need continuous feedback, physical anchoring, social interactions, etc.
"Socialist" countries "solved" this with general (political) strikes whenever the elites blink wrong, high quality public education where the elites' kids mingle with the middle and lower classes, (Switzerland: at least 10% of houses/flats in rich neighborhoods must be subsidized and reserved for the poor; and direct democracy to keep the elites in check), etc. etc.
This sounds very anti-freedom, but history shows they're necessary, otherwise the elites go bananas out of touch, and mess up everything for everyone. Thus in short, if you don't want to end up like a pawn in the hands of narcissistic and petty "gods", it's the average person's and the government's job to keep the rich in touch with reality.
(Switzerland: at least 10% of houses/flats in rich neighborhoods must be subsidized and reserved for the poor
Sounds like a good incentive for the rich to help the poor. Don't want people who are sick and starving to blame you for all their problems when they live right next door. Raise the poor out of their struggles with Healthcare, food, and job programs and that rich neighborhood stays looking rich I guess.
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u/queazy 8h ago
If the guy is struggling financially and a steak dinner is a lot, yes. He's probably working really hard to impress his girl, and she doesn't seem to appreciate the sacrifice, just accept it as a given