62% of Americans are still living paycheck to paycheck, making it ‘the main financial lifestyle,’ report finds
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Breaking news: in one of the most productive countries / economies in the entire history of humanity, the majority of people creating that productivity do not get to enjoy the rewards of that productivity.
same as it ever was.
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You keep saying this. Got a source?
Gas near me in my urban area is at $2.90 and milk is $3.15 a gallon. Prices are still way up on most essential goods, but they've stopped climbing. Wages sure as hell haven't kept up either. And rent went up higher last year than ever.
I wish gas was that low. It's still at about $3.65 here and has been for years.
Gas is a little under $5 a gallon in my urban area.
Gas in my commute town in rural Georgia and nearby rural towns is around $2.90-3.20, in Macon it's $2.70-2.80, Savannah it's $2.70-2.80, in Augusta it's $2.80-2.90, and in Atlanta it's $3.20. My area has over 50k people, Macon has 234k people, Savannah 405k, Augusta 611k, and Atlanta 6.1 million. Based off of this limited data I could guess smaller urban areas have lower prices, which rise the larger they get until they eventually meet or surpass rural prices. But then you can look at Colombus with 330k population and their gas prices are $2.50-2.60, but then again it's partially in Alabama which might explain the lower prices (Alabamans are poor af)