the_dengle on 09 November 2012
^ My income hasn't gone up. (Actually I wasn't making income in '08, but I have been since... I think '10?). My healthcare costs, however, have gone down. Among other benefits.
My family's overall income has probably dropped. My mom quit her decently-paying job because she hated it, and found a minimum-wage job she hates slightly less. My dad's pay has risen, but he's been working less because he's getting older and he's moving toward retirement. So my parents' combined income has dropped in ways that have nothing to do with any part of the government.
