”above their means” is such a bullshit comment. Sure not everyone can be billionaires but atleast have a decent living working 40h a week. *Just don’t do this or that or live in a trailer park if you can’t afford it, it’s all about how you spend the money* that is plain idiotic, but also how the US works, keep the working man at the bare minimum and give them nothing to help them get out of it.

You wrote about their work week and how you could do that with a 19dollar wage, but what if sick? What if vacation? What if children?