Low- And Middle-Income Americans Say Rising Costs Are Forcing Them To Choose Between Joy and Survival

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'We Can’t Just Stay Inside Forever'—Low- And Middle-Income Americans Say Rising Costs Are Forcing Them To Choose Between Joy And Survival

Rising costs are forcing millions of Americans to make hard choices, and for many, that means giving up what makes life enjoyable. With inflation still high

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This is the type of clap-trap that the left uses to gin-up the "poors".....The author is trying to fudge things, comparing apples to orangutans. That is an inherently deceptive practice.

Rising costs are forcing millions of Americans to make hard choices, and for many, that means giving up what makes life enjoyable. With inflation still high and a new wave of tariffs set to push prices even higher, low- and middle-income households say they are being squeezed harder than ever.

“We can’t just stay inside because everything’s too expensive,” Rachelle Biennestin, a 31-year-old teacher earning about $79,000 a year, told MarketWatch. After her rent jumped $400 and grocery prices climbed, she cut out clothing purchases and nights out. She managed to put away $2,600 this year, though it came with sacrifices that weighed heavily on her. Despite holding a master’s degree, she says it still feels like she’s barely making it.

Let's face it, most voters don't even know what a tariff is.

Ha! Ms. Master's degree should have been alive during the Carter years....I doubt if she could have coped.

I mean egg prices are down and long walks are free, what more does she want?

 

[Votto]

'We Can’t Just Stay Inside Forever'—Low- And Middle-Income Americans Say Rising Costs Are Forcing Them To Choose Between Joy And Survival

Rising costs are forcing millions of Americans to make hard choices, and for many, that means giving up what makes life enjoyable. With inflation still high

offthefrontpage.com

This is the type of clap-trap that the left uses to gin-up the "poors".....The author is trying to fudge things, comparing apples to orangutans. That is an inherently deceptive practice.

Rising costs are forcing millions of Americans to make hard choices, and for many, that means giving up what makes life enjoyable. With inflation still high and a new wave of tariffs set to push prices even higher, low- and middle-income households say they are being squeezed harder than ever.

“We can’t just stay inside because everything’s too expensive,” Rachelle Biennestin, a 31-year-old teacher earning about $79,000 a year, told MarketWatch. After her rent jumped $400 and grocery prices climbed, she cut out clothing purchases and nights out. She managed to put away $2,600 this year, though it came with sacrifices that weighed heavily on her. Despite holding a master’s degree, she says it still feels like she’s barely making it.

Let's face it, most voters don't even know what a tariff is.

Ha! Ms. Master's degree should have been alive during the Carter years....I doubt if she could have coped.

I mean egg prices are down and long walks are free, what more does she want?

And if government spending is not curbed, it will only get worse.

Nothing is free, so when you just print money to pay for "free things" for voters, that inflates the dollar.

Inflation is the cruelest of taxes on the poor.

Of course, Elon is the devil for trying to help curb the spending, or was that Hitler?

 

[rightwinger]

The traditional standbies for those who can no longer afford luxuries are Sex and Booze

Worked for thousands of years

 

[EvilCat Breath]

The price of groceries is coming down. Gas is now well below Biden's prices. The awful regulations imposed on cars and trucks are gone. Inflation (government spending) is coming down. All democrats have left are lies.

 

[initforme]

People voted with their wallets in the last election. They will do so again. Anyone who tells you rising wages across the board leads to inflation is a liar.

 

[wamose]

Right now, Trump seems to be the only one with an economic plan. The rest are snivellers, backbiters and clueless whiners. Trumpy will fix it.