39% of Americans worry they can’t pay the bills
39% of Americans worry they can’t pay the bills
Many Americans regularly worry they won’t be able to make ends meet.
Nearly four in ten (39%) of US adults say they worry most or all of the time that their family’s income won’t be enough to meet expenses, according to a new CNN poll. That’s up from 28% who expressed those concerns in December 2021, and it’s similar to the numbers seen during the Great Recession (37%).
To cope, significant shares of Americans said they are adding side jobs, cutting down on driving and putting more expenses on credit cards.
39% of Americans worry they can't pay the bills.
The other 61% just disassociate like it's going out of style.
60.89% of the population.
Yeah, those wealthy bastards really are just a fucking rounding error, aren't they? Pushing policies that take away the rights and safety of American women, BIPOC, the disabled, people of different sexual orientations, non-Christians, trans people...all of whom have a much higher representation among the general populace than they do. Hmm...make ya wonder doesn't it? (taps chin, sharpens guillotine blade)
Entirely anecdotal, but we're setting up for a fruit and vegetable garden next season. Having a portion of either with each meal was how we were raised, but doing so from the grocery is pushing our bill up a good $100 a month.
Overall this isn't much of a surprise. Since the industrial revolution, the production value of one worker has grown exponentially. Salaries, not so much. A prime side effect of this disparity is the demise of the stay at home parent. The ratio of people this was a reality for vs the ones it wasn't has entirely inverted. All this in a handful of generations.
A home garden should be more of a hobby than a requirement.
Hey, I have to pay essentially three mortgage-sized loans so that can cause some stress on the ol' budge, ya know?
Why would you put more on credit???? The interest rates on credit cards are fucking criminal.
Necessities are necessary. If you don't have the money for said necessities, what do you do? Borrow money, and worry about it tomorrow.