Americans making less than $50K are skipping meals and delaying medical care to pay rent

[Mr Natural]

But there seems to be plenty of money for tattoos and giant new pickup trucks.

 

[initforme]

50 thousand has been poverty pay for 20 some years.

 

[MarathonMike]

But there seems to be plenty of money for tattoos and giant new pickup trucks.

The average wage in Southern Arizona is well below national average but everywhere I drive I see giant trucks that cost way more than these guy's yearly income. WHY?? Add in fuel costs and maintenance costs on those beasts and it's financial insanity.