63% of workers unable to pay a $500 emergency expense, survey finds. How employers may help change that
63% of workers unable to pay a $500 emergency expense, survey finds. How employers may help change that
High inflation continues to add financial stress to workers' budgets. Experts say new benefits to provide emergency savings plans may help.
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Fuck employers, everything is TOO FUCKING EXPENSIVE
Wage increases are getting blown out of the water by inflation and cost of living. Everyone is really starting to feel that pinch. So naturally now is when the feds decide to unfreeze school loans. Really telling of how out of touch our government is
That's not true, median wage up on an inflation-adjusted basis
Cherry-picking stats that show people earning more doesn’t not even begin to describe the economic hardships so many people are facing. Yes, it is possible to live frugally if one wants to live only to survive. But the things in life that bring us just a bit of joy are more expensive than ever. For many, they are completely out of reach.
More people were facing economic hardships before than now because they earned less.
https://www.census.gov/content/dam/Census/library/visualizations/2022/demo/p60-277/figure1.pdf
The poverty rate is close to all-time lows
No shit the poverty rate is at an all time low. They didn't adjust it to 50k which is really where the new poverty line is.
Source: I made it up
Better than having your terrible take.
What's the comparable number in 2019? What percentage in poverty before the pandemic vs. now? If you don't have the answers to these questions, you're not actually contributing to the conversation
That ratio tho
Oh, uh, there were hurricanes.
Supply chain.
You understand.
Wage increases are getting blown out of the water by inflation and cost of living. Everyone is really starting to feel that pinch. So naturally now is when the feds decide to unfreeze school loans. Really telling of how out of touch our government is