Our Cost of Living Crisis Reaches Its Most Crucial Phase

Americans feel crushed. Basic survival has replaced aspiration. That shift crept in quietly, bill by bill, renewal by renewal, until the future felt less like a horizon and more like a choke point. Half of Americans now struggle to pay basic bills on time. Tax refunds, once earmarked for trips or treats, now determine whether the lights stay on. Nearly four in ten people have been displaced from their homes by rising costs. For Gen Z, it is worse. Roughly half have moved not for adventure or opportunity, but because staying put became impossible. Read Full Article »