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Inflation is cooling, yet many Americans say they're living paycheck to paycheck (www.cbsnews.com)

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Even as inflation continues to cool into the second half of 2024, many Americans say they're still struggling to make ends meet.

Roughly one-third of U.S. workers say they're living paycheck to paycheck and have nearly no money for savings after paying their monthly bills, according to a survey from personal finance website Bankrate.

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[–] nbailey@lemmy.ca 64 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Well, yeah. The rate of increases is slowing, but prices are still high. There isn’t, and won’t be, deflation, that’s a catastrophically bad long term economic effect (at least, according to economists)

[–] Cagi@lemmy.ca 51 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Only within capitalism, where the myth of eternal growth is a central pillar.

[–] reallykindasorta@slrpnk.net 4 points 3 months ago

Yeah, and for stability under capitalism it is indeed a necessity rather than a myth. We really need to wean ourselves from this market mediation (even if it’s too late to save ourselves there’s honor in the attempt).

[–] Cornelius_Wangenheim@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago

There actually was deflation last month. Only -0.1%, but it still counts.