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Yavin4

(35,357 posts)
Tue Jan 22, 2019, 03:17 PM Jan 2019

Government shutdown exposes a harsh truth: Most Americans are unprepared for the next recession

The government shutdown, the longest in history, comes with a hidden revelation: Millions of Americans are financially unprepared for the next economic downturn. Worse, they are highly vulnerable, with few protections available to them.

Why do a few weeks without pay turn into a crisis for many families? Simple: Nearly 80% of Americans live paycheck to paycheck. That’s a problem when you have little to no savings. In fact, it’s akin to playing financial Russian roulette.




https://www.marketwatch.com/story/government-shutdown-exposes-a-harsh-truth-most-americans-are-unprepared-for-the-next-recession-2019-01-22
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Government shutdown exposes a harsh truth: Most Americans are unprepared for the next recession (Original Post) Yavin4 Jan 2019 OP
That has been Trump's plan all along...MAKE AMERICA GREAT FOR ME!!! ProudMNDemocrat Jan 2019 #1
No shit, Marketwatch. Thanks for the news flash ProfessorPlum Jan 2019 #2

ProudMNDemocrat

(16,485 posts)
1. That has been Trump's plan all along...MAKE AMERICA GREAT FOR ME!!!
Tue Jan 22, 2019, 03:34 PM
Jan 2019

By starving the beast of Government to turn it over to his Corporate buddies to enslave workers like they do in China, India, and elsewhere where labor is cheap and no benefits.

Just you wait.

ProfessorPlum

(11,252 posts)
2. No shit, Marketwatch. Thanks for the news flash
Tue Jan 22, 2019, 03:49 PM
Jan 2019

America needs a RAISE! Our corporate overlords have been starving our workforce little by little until we have no economic security.

(Yavin4, thanks for the article, just venting on the authors)

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