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39% of Americans worry they can’t pay the bills (www.cnn.com)

submitted 3 months ago by return2ozma to c/aboringdystopia

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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.

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[+] [email protected] -28 points 3 months ago (4 children)

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[–] AA5B 15 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Who is paying $1,000 of groceries a month?

someone with a family, perhaps.

[–] Iampossiblyatwork 5 points 3 months ago

Right there with you. I can't leave Costco without spending at least $200. I go every week. This doesn't account for target. I've cut Starbucks out entirely though so Im pretty much set for retirement.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 3 months ago

Your post history makes it pretty clear that you suffer from depression - the unrealistically black and white thinking, the lack of anything but negativity - so I'm sorry about that. If you can, I'd recommend trying psilocybin. It's helped several people I know with bad depression.

In the meantime I'm going to block you, since 95%+ of your posts are straight trolling.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 3 months ago (1 children)

My source is (gasp) - the article! You can click and read it too, maybe.

[–] Donjuanme 7 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Report the troll, post for others to report and mute them, then mute them yourself, nothing but frustration will ever come from trying to reason with a troll.

And next time you see someone -blocked- in a thread, let the community know they're dealing with, at best, a bad faith actor.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Eh everyone gets a chance. But yes, their daft follow up earned a block.