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As White House Touts 'Economic Boom,' Americans Say They're Barely Scraping By (www.commondreams.org)

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Amid intensifying tariffs, just 30% of Americans say they can afford the cost of living, according to a poll from Data for Progress.

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[–] TheLeadenSea@sh.itjust.works 7 points 1 week ago

It appeared that there had even been demonstrations to thank Big Brother for raising the chocolate ration to twenty grammes a week. And only yesterday, he reflected, it had been announced that the ration was to be REDUCED to twenty grammes a week.