Americans don’t have enough in the bank to weather unrelenting disasters - Upgoat

Americans don’t have enough in the bank to weather unrelenting disasters
submitted by paul_neri to America 9 monthsAug 2, 2024 05:13:00 ago (+5/-1) (edition.cnn.com)
https://edition.cnn.com/2024/07/28/opinions/americans-lack-savings-unrelenting-disasters-kaniewski/index.html

[ - ] Sector2 0 points 9 monthsAug 2, 2024 12:37:43 ago (+0/-0)

That would require infinite money, and wouldn't be possible anyway. Also, money in a bank is money that's not in your possession.

Friday, August 2: House burns down.
Saturday, August 3: Tornado scatters the ashes.
Sunday, August 4: Sinkhole swallows your former house site.

Monday comes around to find the crew to clean up your burned house just arriving, and today the unrelenting disaster is a passenger jet crash into the sinkhole where your house used to be.

A lot of people choose to live where they experience relenting disasters, and even that can take years to deal with.

[ - ] bobdole9 2 points 9 monthsAug 2, 2024 09:17:20 ago (+2/-0)

CNN is not your friend.

[ + ] boekanier

[ - ] boekanier 2 points 9 monthsAug 2, 2024 10:14:25 ago (+2/-0)

it's neri's best friend

[ - ] Her0n 2 points 9 monthsAug 2, 2024 10:26:39 ago (+2/-0)

A bank? I keep my value in my land and what grows from my efforts I put into it.

[ + ] paul_neri

[ - ] paul_neri [op] 1 point 9 monthsAug 3, 2024 05:25:01 ago (+1/-0)

You've been AWOL.Explain yourself.

[ + ] Her0n

[ - ] Her0n 1 point 9 monthsAug 3, 2024 05:59:57 ago (+1/-0)