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Originally Posted by Doctorfever
Maybe things aren’t as bad as the numbers make it seem, I can’t say for sure. But is seems the lower income people and families are really struggling. Now people can shrug that off and say “times are tough”. But what do tough times for lower middle name earners lead to, potential homelessness, mental health issues, maybe drug addiction. Things that get talked about plenty in other threads.
Not to mention that when people can’t afford to feed themselves properly, they resorts to poorer quality food - we won’t see this for a number of years, but there will probably be a higher burden on our healthcare system from people not beating able to eat as healthy as they should.
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To me the divide is this, people who have gotten raises that reflect inflation and the cost of living, and people who haven't. Some of my friends were making a living wage two years ago haven't seen a raise and are now going into debt just trying to cover their bills. This is extra frustrating when you see that corporations are making record profits.