Pick up the paper any day of the week, and it give appearance that America is on the brink of a civil war and on the verge of a worldwide collapse.
A random trip to the grocery store costs well over 100$, and you don't need the buggy to carry out.
The dollar is so deflated, even the canadiens can keep up.
There may be some counter argument to say we are more maintenance heavy these days; cell phone, cable bills, and the gotta have creature comforts. The gub'mint says inflated is super low and interest rates are the lowest on record for the past 10.
However, it takes a wheel barrow full of cash to keep the monkey of the back. Running a business can not operate even on a 2005 model, and things just go up, up, up.
Know lots of people having trouble keeping up and actually have jobs. Those that are unemployed have quickly gone down the drain in no time flat. Cost of a new car is eye-poppin', and taxes have reached the point of embarrassment.
Maybe it's just endemic; but are times REALLY getting tougher?