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One-third of American households can’t afford food, shelter or medical care — Meanwhile, people in the top 1% control a growing share of the nation’s wealth.(marketwatch.com)

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magnora7 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun 6 years ago

It's amazing how many people are just barely scraping by. It's also amazing how many people ratchet up their spending the moment they get more income. There's a problem with work culture, but also with spending culture. America needs to wake up, for real.

renlok 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun 6 years ago

Yeah it's crazy so many peoples view about money and spending are so warped

magnora7 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun 6 years ago

Yeah and it's mostly because of advertising and media and social pressure. I'm saddened more people can't step outside that paradigm