3 ms·

> Household debt is at an all time high That's because people have more money than ever so they're using credit cards more. It's also partly due to inflation.

> Household debt is at an all time high That's because people have more money than ever so they're using credit cards more. It's also partly due to inflation. Household debt-to-income ratios are not high. > evictions and utility disconnections are skyrocketing I don't believe this is true. > Hunger in the US is soaring too. This is true, but it's because the extended child tax credit from 2020 expired - so we can fix it anytime we want.

autoexec 2y ago
> I don't believe this is true. The evidence isn't hard to find. examples: https://finance.yahoo.com/news/whos-getting-evicted-america-data-103000833.html https://finance.yahoo.com/news/whos-getting-evicted-america-... https://finance.yahoo.com/news/home-foreclosures-highest-level-since-214849310.html https://finance.yahoo.com/news/home-foreclosures-highest-lev... https://www.npr.org/2023/06/21/1183408490/evictions-are-increasing-dramatically-since-the-lifting-of-pandemic-era-protecti https://www.npr.org/2023/06/21/1183408490/evictions-are-incr... https://denverite.com/2024/09/12/denver-eviction-cases-increase-2024/ https://denverite.com/2024/09/12/denver-eviction-cases-incre... https://www.azfamily.com/2023/11/02/maricopa-county-breaks-2005-record-eviction-filings/ https://www.azfamily.com/2023/11/02/maricopa-county-breaks-2... https://apnews.com/article/homelessness-increase-rent-hud-covid-60bd88687e1aef1b02d25425798bd3b1 https://apnews.com/article/homelessness-increase-rent-hud-co... As for utilities things would be even worse except for states working to prevent disconnections during heat waves https://www.power-grid.com/customer-service/customer-shutoffs-rose-last-year-so-did-utility-ceo-pay/ https://www.power-grid.com/customer-service/customer-shutoff... https://cordcuttersnews.com/1-in-5-u-s-households-struggle-to-pay-rising-utility-costs-heres-how-cord-cutting-can-help/ https://cordcuttersnews.com/1-in-5-u-s-households-struggle-t... https://www.opb.org/article/2024/05/31/oregon-electric-utilities-gas-service-heat-electricity/ https://www.opb.org/article/2024/05/31/oregon-electric-utili... https://energyjustice.indiana.edu/our-work/_news/20240822-behind-on-electric-bills-a-spike-in-disconnections-has-the-state-seeking-solutions.html https://energyjustice.indiana.edu/our-work/_news/20240822-be...

autoexec 2y ago

> I don't believe this is true. The evidence isn't hard to find. examples: https://finance.yahoo.com/news/whos-getting-evicted-america-data-103000833.html https://finance.yahoo.com/news/whos-getting-evicted-america-... https://finance.yahoo.com/news/home-foreclosures-highest-level-since-214849310.html https://finance.yahoo.com/news/home-foreclosures-highest-lev... https://www.npr.org/2023/06/21/1183408490/evictions-are-increasing-dramatically-since-the-lifting-of-pandemic-era-protecti https://www.npr.org/2023/06/21/1183408490/evictions-are-incr... https://denverite.com/2024/09/12/denver-eviction-cases-increase-2024/ https://denverite.com/2024/09/12/denver-eviction-cases-incre... https://www.azfamily.com/2023/11/02/maricopa-county-breaks-2005-record-eviction-filings/ https://www.azfamily.com/2023/11/02/maricopa-county-breaks-2... https://apnews.com/article/homelessness-increase-rent-hud-covid-60bd88687e1aef1b02d25425798bd3b1 https://apnews.com/article/homelessness-increase-rent-hud-co... As for utilities things would be even worse except for states working to prevent disconnections during heat waves https://www.power-grid.com/customer-service/customer-shutoffs-rose-last-year-so-did-utility-ceo-pay/ https://www.power-grid.com/customer-service/customer-shutoff... https://cordcuttersnews.com/1-in-5-u-s-households-struggle-to-pay-rising-utility-costs-heres-how-cord-cutting-can-help/ https://cordcuttersnews.com/1-in-5-u-s-households-struggle-t... https://www.opb.org/article/2024/05/31/oregon-electric-utilities-gas-service-heat-electricity/ https://www.opb.org/article/2024/05/31/oregon-electric-utili... https://energyjustice.indiana.edu/our-work/_news/20240822-behind-on-electric-bills-a-spike-in-disconnections-has-the-state-seeking-solutions.html https://energyjustice.indiana.edu/our-work/_news/20240822-be...