Half of Americans struggle to afford groceries and gas, exclusive poll finds(theguardian.com)

19 pointsby rawgabbit3 giorni fa5 comments

Half of Americans struggle to afford groceries and gas, exclusive poll finds

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/jul/07/cost-of-living-poll-groceries-gas

5 comments

xvxvx3 giorni fa

‘But guys… the stock market is at a record high. Don’t you care?’

I can honestly say that I was far better off a decade ago, despite making half the salary I currently do.

coldbrewed3 giorni fa

In 2011 Portlandia joked that Portland is where young people went to retire. Now Portland is where anyone that doesn't own a house will never retire.

orionblastar3 giorni fa

It is because of inflation and salaries not keeping up with it.

Havoc3 giorni fa

I get the same sense of a K shaped recovery in the UK. Feels like society is splitting in half

Avicebron3 giorni fa

In before some dumbass tries to link the real wages/earnings graph from the St. Louis Fed. You're wrong. Go look at your made up graphs that reflect nothing somewhere else.