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Financial hardship and instability have worsened since 2019. This graph compares 2019 and 2024 across four barometers of financial difficulty. The numbers refer to the percent of the U.S. population experiencing each difficulty. Low/very low financial well-being: 17% in 2019, 22% in 2024. Overdraft or NSF fees: 25%, 29%. Fluctuations in income: 24%, 31%. Difficulty paying bills: 40%, 43%. Data: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.

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Financial hardship and instability have worsened since 2019. This graph compares 2019 and 2024 across four barometers of financial difficulty. The numbers refer to the percent of the U.S. population experiencing each difficulty. Low/very low financial well-being: 17% in 2019, 22% in 2024. Overdraft or NSF fees: 25%, 29%. Fluctuations in income: 24%, 31%. Difficulty paying bills: 40%, 43%. Data: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
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Matthew Sheffield (mattsheffield@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 28-Jan-2025 09:41:11 JST Matthew Sheffield

Economic hardship increased after Joe Biden let Republicans and Manchinema bully him into removing federal income supports.
Kamala Harris could have run on restoring them. She didn't.
This was likely a huge factor that demotivated many Democratic voters https://www.stephensemler.com/p/how-the-most-unpopular-us-president

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