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You make $70 an hour. That’s about $145,600 a year (on paper).
By every societal measure, you’re successful.
Now subtract:
- $2,950/month in child support for two kids
- $1,700/month in alimony
- $4,650 gone before you feed yourself or keep the lights on.
- Next, subtract taxes about $3,200/month
You’re left with $4,283.
Now pay
- Rent: $2,400
- Groceries: $500
- Car, gas, insurance: $700
- Utilities, internet, phone: $300
Leftover ~$383/month.
No savings. No vacations. No margin for emergencies.
Forget about a second family. Forget about retirement. Forget about catching up.
And if you try to earn more, take on freelance work, start a business — the system recalculates.
You pay more. You lose more. You’re punished for succeeding.
This is legal. Routine. Invisible.
Youre taxed on income you dont keep.
You support two households, but can barely afford one.
You’re seen as wealthy on paper, but in truth, you’re one flat tire away from financial collapse.
And when you speak up? You're labeled bitter. Irresponsible. A deadbeat.
People don’t believe it, because they can’t imagine it they think “high income” means luxury - not survival.
Shame keeps men silent. Courts keep them compliant. Society keeps them invisible.
If you’ve never lived it, you won’t understand.
But you should. Because so many men do it.
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