Wages And Inflation Rise

Wages are up 4.5% in the US! Inflation is up 7.9%. Oops. Accounting for both, real wages are down 2.6%. Continue reading →

American Savings Sink

“In December, the personal savings rate dropped to 2.4 percent, its lowest level since 2005.” – Slate Americans don’t save, Continue reading →

US Healthcare Costs Improve

US healthcare is expensive, and 1 in 6 Americans can’t afford to use it; but that proportion is down significantly Continue reading →

Expensive Middle Class

The decline of the middle class probably has as much to do with expenses as with income. In the twenty Continue reading →

Poor Getting Poorer Faster

The poor are getting poorer, or are at least having less left over for other bills, because rents are going Continue reading →

Costs Up Wages Down

The good news is that more Americans have jobs. The bad news is that they aren’t feeling like they’re getting Continue reading →