20 rural hospital closures in 2021-24 vs. 55 closures in 2017-20 (per @uncsheps). And OBBBA's $50B rural health fund is ~20x smaller than its near-$1T in Medicaid cuts
🧾Tariffs acting as another tax on essentials
💡 Electricity bills soaring
📈 Health care costs spiking
💸 Household debt rising but Wages remain stagnant
“There are a lot of things going on at once and it’s not good,” our @ENPancotti told @guardian.
Our @AlexSJacquez spells it out: “We’ve seen this coming for decades, and policymakers have yet to address.”
Congress can extend it at any time by simply raising taxes on the rich.
The Congressional Budget Office is projecting the main Social Security trust fund to run dry in 2032, with retirees possibly seeing their monthly checks reduced in six years time.
.@business breaks down **why** Americans are feeling so squeezed & why everything is still (!) so damn expensive.
Groceries, housing, everyday expenses, & medical expenses have soared while wages haven’t kept up.
“There’s nothing else I can do. I’m terrified to see my next
Even the Wall Street Journal is saying it out loud.
Over half of Americans say health care, a weeklong vacation and a new car are unaffordable; nearly half have at least some debt, a new @ABC News/WaPo/Ipsos poll finds.
Read more: https://abcnews.link/ef57D1d
As @owenslindsay1 told @YahooFinance, the economy used to be Trump’s “superpower.” Now?
Americans oppose Trump’s tariffs by nearly 2-to-1, & a clear majority disapprove of Trump's handling of the economy & inflation.
“It’s been really an incredible reversal of fortune for the
James check out what you guys are actually doing
As our report lays out, the Annoyance Economy costs $165B a year in wasted time, fees, & resources. And it hits working families especially hard:
Hourly workers “can’t take that hour off to cancel that subscription… they don’t have the time to go back & forth,” @nealemahoney
.@RepCasar gets it exactly right 🎯
“Americans already work hard and will continue to. The question we face is whether that labor pays off for workers – with the time off to enjoy it – or if it just makes the very rich even richer.”
I took some time at home after my son’s birth.
It was the most meaningful time of my life.
I was lucky. But this shouldn’t be a matter of luck.
All Americans should be able to take time — for a new baby, to get better or care for a sick loved one, and to enjoy life.
Black workers tend to be concentrated in sectors like the federal government & manufacturing.
But since Trump became president, 277,000 federal jobs are gone. Manufacturing jobs are down too, thanks to his chaotic tariff rollouts.
The economy might not be in a recession, but
Our @AlexSJacquez spoke with @RepSaraJacobs about Trump’s handling of the economy.
The labor market has collapsed. Utility prices are up 10% from last year.
“These are the prices that people are mad about that they see every single day, & that's why we're seeing some of the
Families have overpaid for everyday goods because of Trump’s tariffs for over a year.
Instead of doubling down and inflicting more harm, the admin should give people their money back and pursue a trade agenda that actually benefits American workers and businesses. @AlexSJacquez
A Willy Wonka whistleblower has brought skimpflation back in the news.
The grandson of the Reese’s peanut butter cup creator says Hershey’s is cutting corners on quality & skimping on ingredients.
@owenslindsay1 told @fox43 that too often we’re seeing “quality degradation
Don't forget the bot problems that also plague them. Lower quality, worse experience, higher price....enshittification at its finest
