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20. People are using payday loans for groceries

Tue Dec 23, 2025, 01:05 PM

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There’s always going to be the upper 10-20% ers that will still have money and spend even when the bottom 60% are scrambling to eat

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They're cooking the economic books to please Trump [View all] indusurb Yesterday OP

Wall Street is ignoring this news today Johonny Yesterday #1

No way in hell was GDP at 4.3% gab13by13 Yesterday #3

Last year, Chris Hayes interviewed Deminpenn Yesterday #18

It Was Only 4.3%... ProfessorGAC Yesterday #23

Everyday Americans are NOT feeling it! NCDem47 Yesterday #4

From your keyboard to dog's ears. raccoon Yesterday #21

of course it's a lie. Javaman Yesterday #5

Those are my suspicions as well. Borogove Yesterday #6

What I've Seen modrepub Yesterday #7

As far Rebl2 Yesterday #8

Then your neck of the woods probably isn't affected by tourism. tavernier Yesterday #10

I have been curious about that. I will be in Key West for two weeks in January. Pacifist Patriot Yesterday #14

Certainly not to us because "normal" snowbird season in January tavernier 5 hrs ago #32

LOL. Now pull my other finger! PSPS Yesterday #11

People are using payday loans for groceries questionseverything Yesterday #20

I watch the headlines scroll across my msn home page gab13by13 Yesterday #9

Here's one thought you can take to the bank... GiqueCee Yesterday #12

Sadly, you cannot trust any of the data right now from the government ashredux Yesterday #13

***ITS TRUE*** But look at what increased !! HCI premiums (link) uponit7771 Yesterday #16

I actually laughed when I saw the number D_Master81 Yesterday #17

The only "boom" is in the Health-Care-Insurance biz. Justice matters. Yesterday #24

This bit economic smoke and richdj25 Yesterday #19

Good luck with that Donald, It ain't gonna work... Fil1957 Yesterday #22

I do not trust any numbers from the trump assholes LetMyPeopleVote 20 hrs ago #25

Me too Walleye 20 hrs ago #27

Cook away. Pocketbooks don't lie. Raven123 20 hrs ago #28

That's why they fired everyone who keeps the books. BlueTsunami2018 20 hrs ago #29

Ordinarily that would be conspiracy theory. thought crime 20 hrs ago #30

Top 10% still spending North Coast Lawyer 19 hrs ago #31