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Prosper

(761 posts)
Sat Sep 28, 2019, 12:16 PM Sep 2019

Many one event from homeless

Adults Would Struggle to Find $400, the Fed Finds

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/23/business/economy/fed-400-dollar-survey.html

The reality is many people are one event from becoming homeless living in today’s world with wages the same as 40 years ago. The real danger is the susceptibility of desperate people to promises. Trump has to be reconciled to his actions before.......

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Many one event from homeless (Original Post) Prosper Sep 2019 OP
Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe Sep 2019 #1
Thanks! I've downloaded the PDF to share. PatrickforO Sep 2019 #2
Oh, and you might want to post this is General Discussion forum, PatrickforO Sep 2019 #3
Does the relevancy to Bernie's statement Prosper Sep 2019 #4
There's TONS of people who don't realize how close they are... Iggo Sep 2019 #5
Dangerously close to catastrophe Prosper Sep 2019 #6
Thanks for posting this brutal reality in America. K/R appalachiablue Sep 2019 #7
 

Uncle Joe

(58,328 posts)
1. Kicked and recommended.
Sat Sep 28, 2019, 12:24 PM
Sep 2019

Thanks for the thread Prosper.

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PatrickforO

(14,566 posts)
2. Thanks! I've downloaded the PDF to share.
Sat Sep 28, 2019, 12:40 PM
Sep 2019

We have become ever more fragile economically as the wealth and income imbalance grows.

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PatrickforO

(14,566 posts)
3. Oh, and you might want to post this is General Discussion forum,
Sat Sep 28, 2019, 12:41 PM
Sep 2019

as you're really not mentioning how it relates to Bernie...

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Prosper

(761 posts)
4. Does the relevancy to Bernie's statement
Sat Sep 28, 2019, 01:28 PM
Sep 2019

on stagnant wages qualify this post for “Democratic Primaries.

“The same day, Sen. Bernie Sanders, a Democratic presidential candidate, told CNN’s Erin Burnett: “For the last 45 years the average American today has not seen a nickel more in real wages than he or she got 45 years ago.”

https://www.factcheck.org/2019/06/are-wages-rising-or-flat/

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Iggo

(47,545 posts)
5. There's TONS of people who don't realize how close they are...
Sat Sep 28, 2019, 02:41 PM
Sep 2019

...and how fast it can happen.

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Prosper

(761 posts)
6. Dangerously close to catastrophe
Sat Sep 28, 2019, 03:16 PM
Sep 2019

“A record 7 million Americans are 90 days or more behind on their auto loan payments, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York reported Tuesday, even more than during the wake of the financial crisis.”

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.washingtonpost.com/business/2019/02/12/record-million-americans-are-months-behind-their-car-payments-red-flag-economy/%3foutputType=amp

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appalachiablue

(41,113 posts)
7. Thanks for posting this brutal reality in America. K/R
Sat Sep 28, 2019, 04:46 PM
Sep 2019
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