any_memes_necessary@lemmy.world to Political Memes@lemmy.world · 10 days agoI wouldn't worry about it ,Jacklemmy.worldimagemessage-square31fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
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minus-squarerockSlayer@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·10 days agoI cannot functionally tell the difference from doing 2 hours of work at a Hampton vacation home and being retired. So I would say “not necessarily”.
minus-squaretacosanonymous@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up0·10 days agoIt’s a dollar amount in America though.
minus-squarerockSlayer@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·edit-210 days agoThat’s my point. A billionaire owner can be functionally retired while still being “employed”. A worker who’s 65 years old cannot.
minus-squaredisguy_ovahea@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·10 days agoIf you’re retired, you still pay taxes on Social Security and several forms of retirement accounts. That income would put you in the same category as the “working class.”
I cannot functionally tell the difference from doing 2 hours of work at a Hampton vacation home and being retired. So I would say “not necessarily”.
It’s a dollar amount in America though.
That’s my point. A billionaire owner can be functionally retired while still being “employed”. A worker who’s 65 years old cannot.
If you’re retired, you still pay taxes on Social Security and several forms of retirement accounts. That income would put you in the same category as the “working class.”