American is a respiratory therapist. She explains how things have gotten so expensive in America even making $32 an hour working 40 hours a week, she can’t afford life - Her bi-weekly take home after taxes, retirement and health insurance for her and her 3 year old daughter is $1,600 - That’s $3,200 a month take home - Rent is $1,400 a month (That’s below the national average) - Gas and electric average $300 - Childcare for her 3 year old. $1,100 a month Total that’s already at $2,800 just one mandatory bills “I have $400 left to put gas in my car, groceries on the table, toiletries, know, shampoo, conditioner, toilet paper, laundry detergent, ah any co-pays if we decide to go to the doctor's office” If she had a car payment she wouldn’t even have any money at all left for food and toiletries