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America
A Harsh Reality For Far Too Many
We live in a world of harsh realities. Far too many are currently struggling in a country that isn’t helping to pave roads for the better. One of those realities eventually may catch up to anybody.
Reality can stink. People who question this can’t imagine that suddenly, despite the best of plans, the world comes crashing down upon them. Then, one day, all the hard work and best of intentions still leaves them having to face harsh realities.
Since the pandemic and the changes in the world post-2020, we have seen the price of everything continue to climb and there is no apparent end in sight. Going to the grocery store, a once simple, albeit burdensome task, now becomes a stressor.
Wages don’t magically grow. In an economy that has been ravaged by bad decisions, bad politics, and bad foreign policy initiatives, people are slipping farther and farther behind. When the Fed started jacking up interest rates, we all noticed the ups and downs in the markets.
As wages stagnate, and people struggle to put a little away toward savings, or for emergency use, even members of Congress argue that people in America shouldn’t be struggling as the United States…