• /home/pineapplelover@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    1 day ago

    A huge percentage of the population doesn’t have enough dispodable income to take a single vacation

    I find this odd to believe though. A vacation doesn’t have to be extravagant. A good chunk of U.S states have PTO even and driving to Arizona isn’t that extravagant anyway.

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      18 hours ago

      I find this odd to believe though.

      Census.gov reports over 12% of people in the States are poor (38 million people).

      The NPR reported that half the population can’t afford rent.

      A good chunk of the rest are able to afford it, but unlikely to have several thousand laying around for a trip.

      A vacation doesn’t have to be extravagant. A good chunk of U.S states have PTO even and driving to Arizona isn’t that extravagant anyway.

      I guess it depends on what “vacation” means. In the context of this article, it seems like this lady actually travels for vacation.

      If we mean visiting the local beach as a “vacation”, we’ve really been screwed over by wealth hoarders.

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      19 hours ago

      Even just the money for a motel along with gas and food is difficult for a lot of people.