Beverly Hills teenagers are slammed as ‘spoiled’ and ‘tone deaf’ for their WILDLY ‘ignorant’ guesses about what the average American earns (so, do YOU know the real answer?)
‘Unreachable’, ‘tone-deaf’ and ‘terrible’.
These are the words used to describe a group of “spoiled” teens who were asked what they thought the average American earned in a year.
Taking to the streets of one of the most privileged zip codes in the country, content creator Beverly Hills, California Jessica Palmadesa sought out rich kids to answer this burning question.
And strap in, because you’re in for a wild ride.
People on the internet have burst into laughter after a video went viral of ‘out of touch’ Beverly Hills teens revealing how much money they think the average American makes in a year
Content creator Jessica Palmadessa took to the streets of Beverly Hills, California, to interview teens
In one of her recent videos, Jessica asks four teens, “How much do you think the average American makes per year?”
A teenager, dressed in a pink dress and a pair of yellow shoes, replies, “Maybe $400,000, $450 (K).”
The reaction of another raised eyebrows when he said he thought the working class made “half a million” a year.
One interviewee was a bit more realistic and estimated “$90,000 to $100,000.”
The latest teen revealed she thought the average American made “$200,000 to $250,000.”
According to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)is the median income for an American $54,132.
And it’s no surprise that viewers were shocked by the response, berating the teens for being “out of touch.”
“I swear rich people live in their own world,” one person wrote in the comments section.
She asked the rich kids how much money they think the average American made in a year – one said $250,000 and another said $450,000
Viewers flooded the comments section and slammed the teens for being “out of touch.”
Another user added, “Are these people joking?”
Someone else wrote, “The reason why I hate rich people isn’t (because of) their money, but because they’re out of touch with reality, it’s not that hard to google the news.”
“These kids are in for a big shock when they enter the workforce,” one comment read.
“This is actually really bad,” a fifth person wrote.
“Are these people really that tone-deaf?” another said, while a viewer added, “Spoiled kids have no clue about anything.”
“I am shocked at the ignorance here,” another wrote.
“Rich people live in a different world,” said one commenter.
Since it was posted about two weeks ago, Jessica’s video has been viewed more than 1.4 million times.
Many people on the internet were shocked by how “tone-deaf” the teens in Beverly Hills were
While the median salary nationally is $54,132, it is $78,672 in California.
And while the teens of Beverly Hills live lavishly on their parents’ money, working-class Americans are struggling to make ends meet because of rising inflation.
Inflation has fallen in recent months but remains high and currently stands at 7.1 percent.
Across the country, according to consumer data agency Dunnhumby, one-third of households skip meals or reduce their portion sizes to save money.
Researchers found that 18 percent of the 2,000 study participants noted that they were not getting enough to eat.
In addition, 31 percent of households have reduced their portion sizes due to empty pantries due to rising supermarket prices.
In addition to food costs, millions of people across the country have no financial safety net.
According to researchers, 64 percent of participants admitted that they would not be able to raise $400 in an emergency.
Many have suffered from inflation, which has sent prices of basic goods skyrocketing – including meat and poultry prices at 10.4 percent, grains at 15.1 percent and fruit and vegetables at 8.1 percent.
Gas prices are another point of pressure for many people across the country, rising nearly 60 percent in the past year, with the cost of airline tickets rising by more than 34 percent and the price of used cars by more than 7 percent.
Clothing costs are up 5.2 percent, total lodging costs are up 5.5 percent, and delivery services are up 14.4 percent.