A family of 4 making $130K is🚨"in the red after covering just the basics."
"By almost 4 to 1, Americans told us that rising prices, rather than paychecks that haven’t kept up: driving a COL squeeze. 2/3:🚨struggling today & need relief they can feel right away. Most cited concern: grocery costs.
"35%: in our survey -ID'd food:🚨single biggest source of FIN pressure - ~15% pts higher than the share who named housing, the 2nd-most-chosen option."
#Inflation #Economy #USPol
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/27/opinion/grocery-prices-inflation.html?unlocked_article_code=1.uFA.EpN1.HGYs0A5uoRrh&smid=url-share
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