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U.S. birthrates have collapsed, except for the Democrat-on-Arrival illegals flooding in across our open borders, as young couples can’t afford to have children since the Fed has destroyed their purchasing power and driven housing prices into the stratosphere with QE-to-Infinity

May 29, 2023 10:45 am

The @federalreserve purports to “help”, but their interventions have been short term for the last 40 yrs. FINALLY, they seem to recognize what they’ve done and are trying to undo it. https://t.co/F3AenxWEJw — RECombatant (@windgineering) May 27, 2023 …

Middle Class Families Can No Longer Afford Car Payments As Though Times Ahead

May 3, 2023 8:43 amMay 2, 2023 8:57 pm

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yOCkA2BFNgI The car market is in crisis, and so is America’s middle class. Even amid a scenario of crashing used car prices, the cost of a vehicle is still out of the reach of most middle-income households, a new study …

We will launch a paywall. To afford free speech, IWB needs to be fully reader-funded.

April 13, 2023 10:56 pmApril 13, 2023 1:08 pm

Thanks for the generous donation last week. Some donated $100–$500. We appreciated it. The total donation we got is enough to get me through the month. However, it’s not sustainable for a few people to support the site with that …

60% Of Americans Can’t Afford Gas As Prices Explode And Stockpiles Collapse

April 13, 2023 10:56 pmApril 13, 2023 12:18 pm

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=stldrttxFwg Once again gasoline stockpiles are falling to alarmingly low levels ahead of the busiest driving season of the year. And that is the perfect recipe for a massive spike in prices over the next few weeks and months, experts …

WE CAN’T AFFORD IT, GO AWAY

April 10, 2023 9:52 am

“Sustainable Development’s” $4 Trillion Price Tag. If you ask the question – what would it take to put the world on a track of sustainable development? – the best guesses of the experts who have spent most time trying to …

Middle Class Families Can No Longer Afford Rent As Prices Hit Astronomical Levels

March 29, 2023 9:41 pm

A decent, safe, and affordable home is something all Americans need to thrive. For decades, low-income families have struggled to have access to affordable rental homes, but now this is a huge problem for the middle class, too. Millions of …

Stagflation 2023: The Looming Economic Nightmare You Can’t Afford to Ignore

March 29, 2023 3:42 pm

by Wega58 Stagflation is a term used to describe a situation where the economy is stagnating, there is high inflation, and rising unemployment. It’s a bad situation because as the economy slows down, people lose their jobs, and the cost …

The Car Market Crisis Will Economically Destroy Young Americans As They Can’t Afford Auto Payments

March 22, 2023 4:01 pm

The car market crisis is far more complex than people realize. With car prices crashing down, some would assume that the cost of auto payments would go down too, but the exact opposite is happening right now. Buyers are seeing …

Who Knew Denmark Offered 4 Years of Unemployment Insurance…But can no Longer Afford it, Go Figure.

March 6, 2023 9:28 am

Denmark Tightens Its Generous Jobless Benefits COPENHAGEN — How long is too long to be paid to go without a job? As extended unemployment swells almost everywhere across the advanced industrial world, that question is turning into a lightning rod …

Hmm know what else causes a recession/depression? People not being able to afford anything but food and therefore not having any purchasing power whatsoever to put back into the economy.

February 25, 2023 9:52 pm

If wages continue to flatline and inflation continues to soar we are in for some very bad times. https://www.cnbc.com/2023/02/24/the-fed-cant-tame-inflation-without-more-hikes-paper-says.html h/t BoatSurfer600

UK Environment Secretary: ‘If you can’t afford food, work harder’

February 23, 2023 3:53 pm

Environment Secretary Therese Coffey stirred up a fresh row today when she claimed Britons struggling with food bills should ‘work some more hours’. The gaffe-prone Cabinet minister was branded ‘appalling’ for her ‘shocking’ comments by a Labour MP as they …

30 Million Americans Face Hunger As They Can’t Afford Insane Grocery Prices

February 15, 2023 9:35 pmFebruary 14, 2023 10:38 pm

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DM-qxiUIo-A Can you believe that in the world’s richest country, 30 million people are on the brink of a hunger cliff because they simply cannot afford rising grocery prices? Yes, you heard that right. Nearly 10 percent of the U.S. …

44 Million Americans Are On The Brink Of Eviction As They Can’t Afford Rental Prices

February 8, 2023 6:40 pm

If you’re a renter, are you also feeling the pinch of rent prices right now? With mortgage rates soaring and forcing many would-be homebuyers to back out of the housing market over the past year, demand for rentals is at …

Joe Biden tells families struggling to afford gas to buy a new car, and families struggling to afford food to buy a new refrigerator.

January 26, 2023 6:52 pm

I just researched how much it would cost me to buy solar panels, roughly 12k. With the tax credits, I’ll still need to pay off 9k. The amount I’ll save in electricity won’t amount to much per year, so it’s …

Woman “Making $120,000 and can’t afford groceries”

January 13, 2023 5:35 pm

“Making $120,000 and can’t afford groceries” America in 2023 pic.twitter.com/tGiYe4lkOI — E (@ElijahSchaffer) January 11, 2023

Homeowners work 110 hours per month to afford their mortgages

December 28, 2022 7:35 pm

Completely unsustainable. Fed is to blame for manipulating the interest rates for decades. “the typical home buyer in October paid 77 percent more on their loan, per month, than they would have last year, according to Realtor.com.” https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/04/realestate/housing-market-interest-rates.html AC

Americans Say Holiday Gifts Are Harder to Afford

December 15, 2022 12:04 pm

More than half of U.S. adults say it’s harder to afford the holiday gifts they want to give this year. Sixty-nine percent of them say they have seen higher prices for holiday gifts in recent months, up from 58% last …

UK weather: ‘Cause for concern’ – millions can’t afford to heat their homes as ‘dangerously cold’ weather arrives

December 8, 2022 7:19 pm

Some people on the lowest incomes will receive a £25 cold weather payment due to the freezing conditions. The Met Office has warned of an Arctic blast hitting the UK, which could cause overnight temperatures as low as -10C …

Millions can’t afford to heat there homes as ‘dangerously cold weather’ grips the UK

December 8, 2022 4:23 pm

How can I throw eggs at politicians, when I can’t even afford them?

November 23, 2022 7:43 am

h/t Boo_Randy

112 Million Americans Can’t Afford To Get Sick As Healthcare Costs Soar 600%

November 17, 2022 12:17 pmNovember 16, 2022 8:54 am

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DYkT2ES1ozo Most Americans are just a single illness away from losing everything. We all know that by now The United States has the most expensive healthcare system in the entire world. The shocking results of a recent survey just revealed …

People are euthanizing themselves in Canada because they can’t afford housing. Literally.

November 15, 2022 8:27 am

https://twitter.com/backtolife_2023/status/1591506506536882177 https://twitter.com/Lauren_Southern/status/1592219596089872384 Gotta make room. Ottawa reveals plan to welcome 500,000 immigrants a year by 2025 https://www.ctvnews.ca/politics/ottawa-reveals-plan-to-welcome-500-000-immigrants-a-year-by-2025-1.6133962 h/t BFD

BIDEN KILLS THANKSGIVING: 1 In 4 Families Can’t Afford Holiday.

November 9, 2022 8:20 pm

via offthepress: Thanksgiving is typically a time for big family celebrations and lots of food, but a new survey finds the struggling U.S. economy is forcing many Americans to cut back this year — or not celebrate at all! In a …

1 in 4 Americans can only afford to spend $100 on Thanksgiving — or skipping it entirely!

November 8, 2022 3:56 pm

Holiday hardship: 1 in 4 Americans can only afford to spend $100 on Thanksgiving — or skipping it entirely! Thanksgiving is typically a time for big family celebrations and lots of food, but a new survey finds the struggling U.S. …

Americans Are Skipping MEALS and MEDICATIONS Because They Can’t Afford Them

November 7, 2022 10:25 pmNovember 6, 2022 8:13 am

The economic crisis is starting to have daily effects… by Daisy Luther of The Organic Prepper by the author of The Ultimate Guide to Frugal Living and Lifestyles of the Flat Broke and Resilient An unsettling survey by the Nationwide Retirement Institute® found that the economic crisis is …

Young Americans Cannot Afford to be Healthy

October 31, 2022 11:06 am

by Martin Armstrong The Nationwide Retirement Institute conducted a study to determine how Americans are handling rising prices. Nearly one in five respondents (18%) said they had to forego a meal or grocery shopping due to inflation. Gen Z (28%) and Millennials …

Biden’s Inflation solution. People can’t afford “name brand” cereal so they should just buy generic cereal

October 29, 2022 3:22 pm

People can’t afford “name brand” cereal so they should just buy generic cereal is really Joe Biden’s answer to inflation issues for America’s families. Red tsunami coming. pic.twitter.com/3wK9nzZ67m — Clay Travis (@ClayTravis) October 28, 2022 h/t JF Priest

I cant afford anything anymore

October 25, 2022 9:19 pmOctober 25, 2022 8:17 pm

by Anonymous Coward I make $60000 a year..live in florida I have a wife and 2 kids. I know I’m not rich but I was comfortable 4 years ago making only $45000 Now things have become unbearable. I literally need food …

I’m making six figures and I still can’t afford NYC

October 14, 2022 12:43 pm

Last May, Charlotte, 31, and her husband packed up their one-bedroom apartment on Christopher Street after learning the rent would likely skyrocket from $5,000 per month to $7,000. The couple loved living in the West Village, but homeownership was out of …