If you’re a Democrat and you’re wondering why you lost on November 8th – just know that 29 million Americans say they can’t pay their energy bills now and Nearly 40% of small businesses in the US failed to pay rent in October

Winter energy woes hit early: 29M US households ALREADY cannot pay bills and families are buying fewer groceries to keep the lights on — study says cold weather and rising costs will deepen the crisis

• 23 percent of households could not wholly pay an energy bill this past year 
• 34 percent skipped groceries or other basics to settle their utilities 
• A fifth of Americans say home temperature is ‘unsafe or unhealthy’ due to costs
• Rising energy prices take ‘brutal toll’ on millions, Matt Schulz told DailyMail.com
• Texas, Mississippi and West Virginia are the worst-affected states  
• Americans collectively owe $16 billion in unpaid utility bills
• Consumers could pay 28 percent more to heat their homes this winter
• White House unveiled $13 billion plan to bring down energy costs for hard-up families 
• Gloomy economic omens come six days before voters pick a new Congress 

Nearly 40% of small businesses in the US failed to pay rent in October

The survey of 4,789 randomly selected small business owners saw more than half of respondents say their rent is at least 10 percent higher than six months ago.—DailyMail pic.twitter.com/fv5QwF9AvT

— Chelton Sledgefield (@HyperAware84) November 1, 2022

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