America is a strange place with very wide polarities. When i was about 23 i spent a long time in New York.. had a job.. woman... place on E17th street Manhatten to live in. The poverty back then was just unbelievable and at the sametime.. the wealth of others. I knew a stock broker.. penthouse apartment overlooking Central Park.
I would drink and shoot pool on the lower east side.
When i first went over there, i had intended on staying and living. I changed my mind.. its whole system has zero compassion and i found it hard to come to terms with.. life was cheap and also had a value that could be bought and sold.
Since then ive always been grateful for any country that has a safety net for those that fall on their luck.. it what makes us human beings.
Ive been to a lot of countries and have still to find one like USA.. you dont want to hit hard times in USA.

75% earning less than $50K is astounding.. and they are on the figures.. there are also those who live in the subways and will shoe shine dog shit if you pay them.. they are not on the figures and are very real.

Just goes to show how marginal the pinball market is..