Well, I disagree.

160k per year. I have money in a variety of investment vehicles. No family (wife, kids) atm. Moderate rent since I do hybrid work and can tolerate a longer commute 2 days a week. If I’m good with expenses I can retire at 38. I could go move to a more rural area of the US or some other country and never work again.

This stuff about ‘taxes’, and QOL…meh, I’ll take more cash now, please, especially when I’m younger and can afford to.

Blah blah blah, health insurance, services…I’m 28, not really worried about it. My QOL is higher than 99 percent of the world.