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Americans running out of savings – JPMorgan

Americans running out of savings – JPMorgan

Only the top 1% of US consumers will have more money stocked up by next year than before the Covid-19 pandemic, the bank warns © Getty Images / Stas_V Most Americans have…

Many Americans Are Unable to Afford Food, Even as Unemployment Remains Low

Many Americans Are Unable to Afford Food, Even as Unemployment Remains Low

© AP Photo / Robert F. Bukaty Subscribe Mary Manley All materials Despite being the wealthiest country in the world by net worth (according to 2022 data), the United States…

Inside Sin City’s growing homeless crisis: Shocking photos show scores of people sleeping in makeshift tents and the sidewalk on iconic Las Vegas strip

Inside Sin City’s growing homeless crisis: Shocking photos show scores of people sleeping in makeshift tents and the sidewalk on iconic Las Vegas strip

Vulnerable Nevada residents are sleeping rough alongside the Las Vegas Strip Heart-wrenching images show residents curling up on pathways on the street At least 6,566 people were counted as homeless in Southern…

UK families ‘desperate’ amid sharp rise in food prices

UK families ‘desperate’ amid sharp rise in food prices

Rising food prices have forced low-income households in the United Kingdom to make “desperate choices” between keeping up their bills and putting food on the table, the UK-based consumer association…

US credit card debt tops $1 trillion – report

US credit card debt tops $1 trillion – report

Americans borrowed more than ever in the last quarter, Fed data shows © Getty Images / Image Source Credit card balances in the US rose by $45 billion in the second quarter,…

To Many Americans, It Already Feels Like We Are In A Deep Recession

To Many Americans, It Already Feels Like We Are In A Deep Recession

by Michael Are you deeply struggling right now?  If so, I want you to know that you are not alone.  The things that I am about to share with you are…

The Number Of Americans Living On The Streets “Has Broadly Risen This Year”

The Number Of Americans Living On The Streets “Has Broadly Risen This Year”

by Michael Joe Biden and the mainstream media keep telling us that the economy is in good shape, but we continue to get more evidence that directly contradicts that assertion.  Over…

Homeless crisis in Los Angeles

Homeless crisis in Los Angeles

ADVANCE FOR USE MONDAY, NOV. 9, 2015 AND THEREAFTER – In this Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2015 photo, clothes that belong to homeless people are left to dry after a night…

(Just like here in America) Poll: Cost-of-living crisis making record number of UK youngsters prone to ‘exploitation’

(Just like here in America) Poll: Cost-of-living crisis making record number of UK youngsters prone to ‘exploitation’

A new poll conducted by a British charity says a record number of UK youngsters are at risk of exploitation by criminal gangs this summer as families are unable to…

Advocates Warn New Work Requirements for Food Aid Would ‘Deepen Hunger and Poverty’

Advocates Warn New Work Requirements for Food Aid Would ‘Deepen Hunger and Poverty’

“The great contradiction of this debt ceiling deal is that, while poverty is the fourth-leading cause of death, this deal will make it harder to get food stamps but easier…

The Middle Class Is Being Systematically Destroyed

The Middle Class Is Being Systematically Destroyed

by Michael If you wanted to destroy the middle class, one way that you could accomplish that goal would be to flood the system with money.  Of course that is precisely…

73% of millennials in US living paycheck to paycheck: Report

73% of millennials in US living paycheck to paycheck: Report

A new report has found out that almost three-quarters of millennials — people born from 1981 to 1996 — in the United States are living paycheck to paycheck.   The…

Washington DC Rent Subsidy Enriches ‘Slumlords’ at Expense of Capital’s Poorest

Washington DC Rent Subsidy Enriches ‘Slumlords’ at Expense of Capital’s Poorest

© AP Photo / Patrick Semansky / A tent and debris sit in McPherson Square in Washington Subscribe International India Africa James Tweedie All materialsWrite to the author While US…

The Pension Crisis Will Wipe Out All Of Your Retirement Savings This Year

The Pension Crisis Will Wipe Out All Of Your Retirement Savings This Year

600,000 homeless persons in the United States despite being the world’s largest economy

600,000 homeless persons in the United States despite being the world’s largest economy

Homelessness rampant in USA. (File Image) There are an estimated 600,000 homeless persons in the United States of America, a staggering number for the world’s largest economy, 30% of whom…

44 Million Americans Are On The Brink Of Eviction As They Can’t Afford Rental Prices

44 Million Americans Are On The Brink Of Eviction As They Can’t Afford Rental Prices

15 Signs That America’s Middle Class Is Poorer Than You Think

15 Signs That America’s Middle Class Is Poorer Than You Think

Can You Guess What Percentage Of Americans Are Having Trouble Paying Their Grocery Bills?

Can You Guess What Percentage Of Americans Are Having Trouble Paying Their Grocery Bills?

 by Michael For the first time in decades, the cost of food has become a major issue in America.  If rapidly rising food prices are not a problem for you, then…

US Household Debt Jumps Most Since 2008 Even as Credit-Card Rates Surge

US Household Debt Jumps Most Since 2008 Even as Credit-Card Rates Surge

Alex Tanzi and Jonnelle Marte 1 / 3 US Household Debt Jumps Most Since 2008 Even as Credit-Card Rates Surge (Bloomberg) — US household debt climbed at the fastest annual pace…

37% of real estate agents in the US couldn’t afford to pay their rent in October — another bad sign for the housing market. Here are 3 key takeaways for sellers right now

37% of real estate agents in the US couldn’t afford to pay their rent in October — another bad sign for the housing market. Here are 3 key takeaways for sellers right now

James Battiston 37% of real estate agents in the US couldn’t afford to pay their rent in October — another bad sign for the housing market. Here are 3 key…

The West is crumbling: Europe facing strikes, protests over cost of living

The West is crumbling: Europe facing strikes, protests over cost of living

A view shows the new banner on the European Union building as people demonstrate against high energy prices in Europe, during a European leaders summit, in Brussels, Belgium, on October…

On The Verge Of The Worst Homelessness Crisis In The Entire History Of The United States

On The Verge Of The Worst Homelessness Crisis In The Entire History Of The United States

 by Michael If you live in a major urban area, you may have noticed that “tent cities” are starting to pop up all around you.  The worst inflation crisis in decades…

43% of Americans say they’re worse off financially under Biden

43% of Americans say they’re worse off financially under Biden

Forty-three percent of Americans say their family’s financial situation is worse than two years ago as inflation remains near a 40-year high, according to a new ABC News-Washington Post poll.…

On The Verge Of The Worst Homelessness Crisis In The Entire History Of The United States

On The Verge Of The Worst Homelessness Crisis In The Entire History Of The United States

 by Michael Tweet If you live in a major urban area, you may have noticed that “tent cities” are starting to pop up all around you.  The worst inflation crisis in…

Teetering On The Brink: 63 Percent Of Americans Are Living Paycheck To Paycheck

Teetering On The Brink: 63 Percent Of Americans Are Living Paycheck To Paycheck

by Michael We have reached a point where nearly two-thirds of all Americans are living paycheck to paycheck.  So what happens if millions of those people suddenly lose their paychecks during…

The Middle Class Is Dying! 50 Percent Of All American Workers Made Less Than $3,133 A Month Last Year

The Middle Class Is Dying! 50 Percent Of All American Workers Made Less Than $3,133 A Month Last Year

by Michael Inflation is systematically destroying our standard of living, and the middle class is shrinking a little bit more with each passing day.  The Social Security Administration just released wage…

One Third Of Inflation-Ravaged U.S. Households Are Skipping Meals Or Cutting Portion Sizes

One Third Of Inflation-Ravaged U.S. Households Are Skipping Meals Or Cutting Portion Sizes

One-third of households skip meals or reduce portions, and nearly two-thirds would struggle to raise $400 quickly, according to a survey of months of runaway inflation hurting everyday Americans. Consumer…

Cost of living too high for full-time working families’ annual income

Cost of living too high for full-time working families’ annual income

Bailey SchulzUSA TODAY Rosalba Hernandez and her husband both work full time at a restaurant, but with five kids, soaring inflation rates and a San Diego apartment that keeps jacking up rent, the…

Starting to recognize that collapse is inevitable: EU citizens face mass poverty – expert

Starting to recognize that collapse is inevitable: EU citizens face mass poverty – expert

Households will fall behind on their energy bills, analyst warns © Getty Images / Westend61 Rising energy prices could lead to mass impoverishment in the EU, a professor at the University of…

828 Million People Go To Bed Hungry Each Night, And That Number Will Soon Be Much, Much Higher

828 Million People Go To Bed Hungry Each Night, And That Number Will Soon Be Much, Much Higher

 by Michael Will you go to bed hungry tonight?  Probably not.  Most of my readers are in the western world, and for now just about everyone in the western world still…

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