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Monday, November 10, 2025

I've been talking about Christian Nationalism and why I believe it's the greatest threat to democracy for years now. I've had the chance to interview almost every major scholar on the topic, have read countless books, and kept up to date on the sociological data. But I've never written a full, in-depth piece that centralizes what Christian Nationalism is, why it's the biggest threat to American democracy, and why I don't think people are talking about it enough. So that's what this piece is all about.


Thursday, November 06, 2025

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Wednesday, November 05, 2025

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Even after taxes,that is great money.

7600 a month. Let's say 40% is taxes.
4560 after tax.
assuming no retirement or HSA deductions

Housing usually is the next biggest budget expense.
US average rent is 1500-1800/mo
We'll use 1800.
probably an underestimation for urban areas; my search says averages are more in the $1,800 to 2,000 range

2760 left to pay utilities (elec/gas, water/sewer, phone/internet/cable).
utilities have been steadily climbing by large jumps each year for several years; we've signed up for plans that spread bills out over the course of the year and pay about $200 per electric and gas, ~$100 for water and sewer, so $600 a month in utilities
~$80 for cell/internet bundle
Call it $750 to $800 if you add cable.

Groceries/month.
On average, my family of 4 spends $100-120 per week with larger weeks, say once a month, where we stock up on bulk protein from Costco and freeze it along with other more stable items we can use in bulk; say on average $200-250 per trip
That would give a total of about $600-$730 per month

Car insurance needs to be broken down to note monthly expense.
Personally works out to about $150

Single person is doing really well with this.

A couple? That's $200,000. No sweat.

This is need vs want.

The 'want' crowd can't survive because they don't understand what 'need' means.

#12 | Posted by Petrous

Totals for my bold text are $3,550. Without any deductions or savings.

Leaving $1,010 remaining.

That doesn't include other big ticket items like:

Car payment - average of ~$1,000
Daycare/child care - average ~800-1,000 per child depending on child's age
student loan payments - average $400-500
Car/home maintenance - variable
Medical costs - variable
Clothing/shoes/gas/miscellaneous items - variable

Me thinks your last line is based on the significant assumption of two six figure earners in a single household whereas the norm is, most likely, a single six figure owner in a household with supplemental income coming from the other spouse/partner.

Even if there are two six figure incomes in a household, two kids in day care wipes most of that gain away.

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