Poll: Half of Americans struggle to afford groceries and gas

About half of all Dem's, Repub's & Independents say they're having trouble affording everyday necessities like gas and groceries. Two-thirds of Americans and 49% of Repub's said they have little faith that federal government will improve the cost-of-living crisis. www.theguardian.com/business/202...

Half of Americans struggle to afford groceries and gas, exclusive poll finds About 57% of polled Americans also believe economy is worsening in grim portrait of cost of living crisis, according to Harris survey for the Guardian www.theguardian.com/business/202...

We cannot afford groceries, gas, or rent. Everything is so expensive & the billionaires companies either keep charging more or reduce their product. 12 cookies are now 9 but the same price. Just more packaging. Do you think we can't figure that out?

What is it with Cruz and his "On behalf of all Americans" crap? All Americans don't care about the soccer red card. We want to have affordable groceries, gas, homes, health care, etc.

Americans right now buying groceries, footing these gas & skyrocketing energy costs while trying to hold out until November totally realizing even after that it doesn't stop because Trump & his Fascists still run the DOJ, FBI, and Military.

Trump claims “Americans have never done better financially, just look at your 401k…” 401k is NOT the economy asshole, 90% of stocks are owned by less than 10% of Americans! The “economy” is 90% of Americans suffering with trumpflation of groceries, gas, housing ,electricity, healthcare, childcare!

Under Trump, the average family is paying over $3,100 more per year for gas, groceries, and health care. www.jec.senate.gov/public/_cach...

Hey Ma and Pa MAGA ~ Hope you're saving your money to keep the lights on. Hope you're saving your money to keep healthcare. Hope you're saving money to buy groceries. Hope you're saving money to buy gas. Hope you're saving money to pay your rent or mortgage. Because you've been fucked by tRump.

"Gas, groceries top the list of unaffordable goods & services Percentage who responded they are having trouble affording Gas 52% Groceries 51% Loan payments 46% Utilities 46% Debt payments 45% Housing 45% Car insurance 45% Healthcare 42% Health insurance 41% "

#ICYMI: Analysts report that higher prices for gas, groceries, and flights will outlast Trump’s war on Iran. While Wisconsin families face higher costs for months ahead, Republicans like Tom Tiffany continue to stand by the costly MAGA agenda. app.sosha.ai/s/P6f2EUCW

Just found out that my husband's new medicine for Crohn's disease costs an entire year's worth of our Social Security checks for a single month of treatment. Go on, tell me again how great this country is... where I can't afford gas or groceries, and medical bills have bankrupted me again. Tell me.

The base wants a livable wage, clean air and water, and affordable housing, groceries, medicine, gas, and heat. Those aren't leftist ideals, or even progressive. Conservative voters want those things, too. The problem is we let them rile us up on things that should be settled and divide us.

"Ninety-five per cent of Americans believe the US is suffering an affordability crisis, as many report trouble with the rising cost of groceries and gas, according to an exclusive new poll conducted for the Guardian."

gas up. groceries up. rent up. meanwhile the richest men alive post record profits off your attention. funny how "the economy" runs great for whoever owns the algorithm. #CostOfLiving

Can't he focus on groceries, gas, rent/mortgages, heating bills, you know the things normal people worry about. I could care less about fcking algae in a pool. I have to deal with it when I open my pool, everyone does. I hate having a dumb president.