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# Income that looks comfortable can still leave...
> Income that looks comfortable can still leave people stretched. After taxes, debt, insurance, housing, and the higher costs that come with professional life, even well-paid people may have little margin, which is a kind of poverty that looks like wealth.
**Source:** [[livestreams/Cultural Conditioning and the Work of Self-Determination - Workbook|Cultural Conditioning and the Work of Self-Determination]]
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“Income that looks comfortable can still leave people stretched. After taxes, debt, insurance, housing, and the higher costs that come with professional life, even well-paid people may have little margin, which is a kind of poverty that looks like wealth.”
— Bryant McGill
https://bryantmcgill.com/quotes/quotes-income-looks-comfortable-poverty-looks-wealth
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