~1/2 of Americans🚨are having trouble paying for basic needs.
Financial burden➡️esp acute for lower-income adults.🚨~3/4: struggled to pay for food, hsg, med care or daily transp in the past year comp with 13% of upper-income adults. ~1/2 of those on the lower end🚨*couldn't pay some of their bills ea mo, & 77%:💔didn't have enough💰to cover expenses for 3 mos in an emergency.
Black & Hispanic adults, #women, young ppl...🚨faced FIN challenges.
#Hunger #Inflation #Trump #USPol
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/14/business/economy/high-prices-cost-of-living-pew-research.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share
Kim Perales
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