According to CNN, 76% of Americans are living paycheck-to-paycheck.
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Payroll to Population Rate Drops
Oct 10 by
The U.S. Payroll to Population employment rate (P2P), as measured by Gallup, fell slightly to 43.5% in September, from 43.7% in August.
Oct 10
What does Nancy Pelosi Do Instead of Worrying Over the National Debt?
Oct 7 by
The answer, my friend, is blowin’ in the wind.
Oct 7
Someone Please Help Harry
Oct 2 by
He begs for spending, but he doesn’t care about debt. Something’s not right here, Harry.
Oct 2
The President’s Approval Ratings Continue to Sink
Sep 10 by
In case you haven’t perused any poll numbers today, a brand-spanking-new CNN/ORC International survey revealed that President Obama’s approval rating “stands at 45%, with 52% saying they disapprove of the job he’s doing in the White House.”
Sep 10
The Middle Class is Going Away.
Aug 28 by
“The Middle Class is going away. No wage increases, high healthcare costs.” - Phoenix
Aug 28
Higher Ed Costs Are Important, But Jobs Are Number One
Aug 24 by
“Our economy can’t afford the trillion dollars in outstanding student loan debt, much of which may not get repaid because students don’t have the capacity to pay it.” President Obama recently said.
Aug 24
Affordable higher ed is crucial, but so is job-creation
Aug 22 by
As you may have seen, President Obama today launched a campaign-style bus tour of college towns, calling for changes to the way financial aid works at America’s institutions of higher learning. As Politico reports, the President’s bus tour is part of an effort by the Administration to boost its image with the struggling “middle class” and “reconnect with younger Americans, a key part of his base and a group he’s counting on as his health care law is implemented.
Aug 22
Stuck in the Middle
Aug 22 by
Our focus group participants expressed the feeling that they were stuck in the middle—where they were making too much to qualify for public benefits, but not enough to improve the quality of life for their family.
Aug 22