63% of US workers unable to pay a $500 emergency expense, survey finds - eviltoast
    • jubilationtcornpone@sh.itjust.works
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      1 year ago

      They are. And it would be funny if it weren’t such utter bullshit. As if the sizeable chunk of the population that lives paycheck to paycheck could actually afford to hold on to a couple thousand dollars in stimulus funds. When shit is waaayyyy more expensive than it was 3 years ago and wages haven’t really climbed that much.

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      1 year ago

      My employer got $600,000 in ERC. Meanwhile, I haven’t had a pay increase in over 2 years. Been with the company for over 10 years.