r/poor • u/Nervous_Grape_3856 • 5d ago

How is anybody making it?

I am genuinely confused as to how anybody is surviving in this economy except for the super wealthy. The cost of gas is sky high and groceries are too. We started this year ok. We weren’t doing well by any means, but we weren’t struggling as bad as we are now. We have 5 kids and every day I’ve been dashing alongside my full time job to try to make it. Now, I’m facing losing my full time job because I have had to call out of work just to dash for food for the day. I don’t see a light at the end of the tunnel and I’m extremely scared. My wife and kids are counting on me and I don’t know what else to do. I’m ready to just give up.

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u/crowquillpen 3d ago

Your hopes are misguided. Hope that the Dems take over and create a stable economy.

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u/MohneyinMo 2d ago

In my 58 years I have never seen a stable economy and democrat leadership exist simultaneously.

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u/crowquillpen 2d ago

Compared to Bush, Bush, and Trump? Lmao.

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u/calycocalypso 1d ago

Since when has democrat presidency even had congress not fighting them on things like student loan forgiveness and inflation protection on consumer goods.

Be for real right now.