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
rawgabbit · 16 hours ago
4 comments
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/jul/07/cost-of-living-poll-groceries-gas
rawgabbit · 16 hours ago
4 comments
xvxvx · 15 hours ago
‘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.
coldbrewed · 14 hours ago
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.
Avicebron · 15 hours ago
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.
orionblastar · 15 hours ago
It is because of inflation and salaries not keeping up with it.
Havoc · 12 hours ago
I get the same sense of a K shaped recovery in the UK. Feels like society is splitting in half