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A Boring Dystopia@lemmy.world · 6 months ago

29% of US households have jobs but struggle to cover basic needs: They are 'one emergency from poverty,' one expert says

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29% of US households have jobs but struggle to cover basic needs: They are 'one emergency from poverty,' one expert says

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A Boring Dystopia@lemmy.world · 6 months ago

29% of households have jobs but struggle to cover basic needs: They are 'one emergency from poverty,' one expert says

Nearly 40 million families, or 29% of the population, are defined as ALICE, which stands for Asset Limited, Income Constrained, Employed.

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The other 70 % are already in poverty.
- Sir_Kevin@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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  Life is so much less stressful if you just embrace the poverty.

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