Need More Proof the American Economy Is Bad For The Average Citizen?

[John Edgar Slow Horses]

Interesting that the pandemic is mentioned but nothing about Biden.

He helped to contain instead of letting explode like Trump.

 

[justoffal]

Pet shelters are overflowing because Americans can't afford pets anymore. They are also missing appointments to spay and neuter the pets they do have because they just can't afford it anymore. After paying high prices for housing, food, and many other things, animals in shelters are low on the totem pole and are taking the hit.

As the pandemic adoption boom cools, pet shelters overflow

U.S. animal shelters will start 2024 the most overcrowded they have been in years, according to a broad survey of animal rescue facilities, a symptom of persistent economic concern as the country's pandemic pet-adoption boom finally cools. There are roughly a quarter-million more pets in animal...

www.yahoo.com

Sprawling Medical bills even if you have insurance, record personal per capita debt, skyrocketing homelessness even among working people, record repossessions on defaulted car loans...

 

[justoffal]

What bizarre nonsense.

Oh really? Take your cat to the vets for swallowing a piece of string (common with cats) then get back to me.

 

[Fort Fun Indiana]

Oh really? Take your cat to the vets for swallowing a piece of string (common with cats) then get back to me.

That wouldn't make a person poor overnight.

 

[justoffal]

That wouldn't make a person poor overnight.

Good care of a pet is probably 200 bucks a month nowadays.
The string surgery? 5k. Pet insurance helps some.

 

[Fort Fun Indiana]

Good care of a pet is probably 200 bucks a month nowadays.

Well that's a super silly and false number.

And even then... that's 2400 a year. That's not going to make you poor.

 

[justoffal]

Well that's a super silly and false number.

And even then... that's 2400 a year. That's not going to make you poor.

It's not false at all.

 

[Fort Fun Indiana]

It's not false at all.

It's sure is. I don't spend that on 4 animals.

 

[justoffal]

Pets can be prohibitively costly depending on your income.

What a Dog or Cat *Really* Costs

The cost of buying a pet comes with a price — learn what to expect to pay so you’re ready to make the leap. Here is the true cost of owning a dog or cat.

www.northwesternmutual.com

Good dog food ( not the poisonous mass produced shit) for a medium sized dog ...easily 50 bucks a week. Then there's the vet.

 

[justoffal]

It's sure is. I don't spend that on 4 animals.

Doesn't negate the point.
The number is accurate.

According to a 2023 MarketWatch study, the average lifetime cost of owning a pet is around $15,000–$45,000 for cats and $30,000 for dogs.

 

[Fort Fun Indiana]

Doesn't negate the point.
The number is accurate.

Nah, it's pulled right out of thin air.

 

[justoffal]

Nah, it's pulled right out of thin air.

Nope: average cost is up to $45,000 for the lifetime of the cat and up to $30,000 for the lifetime of the dog.

Cost of dog ownership statistics 2023

The average cost of owning a dog is $4,512 per year, according to a recent survey of 1,000 dog owners. Learn more about all the costs that come with dog ownership.

www.usatoday.com

 

[Fort Fun Indiana]

Nope: average cost is up to $45,000 for the lifetime of the cat and up to $30,000 for the lifetime of the dog.

How absurd. No normal person spends that much on either animal.

 

[justoffal]

How absurd. No normal person spends that much on either animal.

There are people who don't have their priorities straight when it comes to pets. Those numbers are verified from national averages done by research agencies. The major component is the veterinarian bill.

As a kid I owned many dogs. We actually never visited the veterinarian.... Not ever. A can of Alpo was less than 50 cents. The dogs lived whatever you might consider to be an average lifespan of 5 to 7 years and died.

I don't know if I would have been considered a good dog owner or a poor one.

I do know that most recently my Golden retriever cost nearly $200 a month to feed if I wasn't going to feed him mass-produced China Food. Despite my best efforts he ended up riddled with Tumors.

I was told it's common with the breed.

 

[Leo123]

When I was younger, I owned two horses, at different times. I had to give both back to the owners for the boarding bills that I couldn't pay. It adds up fast.

Yes it does, even if you don’t board. Horses are a rich person’s hobby. We were breeding and selling foals, no real $$ in that either. One infected horse hoof....$1,500.

 

[justoffal]

Yes it does, even if you don’t board. Horses are a rich person’s hobby. We were breeding and selling foals, no real $$ in that either. One infected horse hoof....$1,500.

Shit.....that's an expensive fingernail.

 

[Leo123]

There are people who don't have their priorities straight when it comes to pets. Those numbers are verified from national averages done by research agencies. The major component is the veterinarian bill.

As a kid I owned many dogs. We actually never visited the veterinarian.... Not ever. A can of Alpo was less than 50 cents. The dogs lived whatever you might consider to be an average lifespan of 5 to 7 years and died.

I don't know if I would have been considered a good dog owner or a poor one.

I do know that most recently my Golden retriever cost nearly $200 a month to feed if I wasn't going to feed him mass-produced China Food. Despite my best efforts he ended up a riddle with Tumors.

I was told it's common with the breed.

Yep, as a kid we had cats and dogs. Seldom went to the vet. Today we are told that we need worm meds, heartrworm pills and checkups. All require a trip to the vet.

 

[justoffal]

Yep, as a kid we had cats and dogs. Seldom went to the vet. Today we are told that we need worm meds, heartrworm pills and checkups. All require a trip to the vet.

Big $$$$$

 

[Leo123]

Shit.....that's an expensive fingernail.

It's an infection on the inside of the nail. Very painful (kind of like a toothache). They gotta cut a hole and drain it then it has to be re dressed every day and maybe a special hoof boot. Smelly, nasty, and labor intensive.

 

[Woodznutz]

Well that's a super silly and false number.

And even then... that's 2400 a year. That's not going to make you poor.

It can keep you poor, or if you save it, can lift you out of poorness.