70k is basically living in the streets in a chunk of America while a few places it's living like a king.

But those places are quickly going away.

What does a homeless person make? $100,000 a year?

The average income is around $84,000, so if you are making less, your employer is fucking you over. The difference between your income and $84,000, is what your employer stole from you and called "Profit."