In the fourth quarter of 2024, increased economic pressures continued to affect households in the United States. With inflation at 2.9% by December, 65%
I get that, but I’m talking about the headline being written weird. Everyone works because they need their paycheck to pay their bills, otherwise they wouldn’t work.
The point is not everyone needs their next pay check to pay the bills. They could be fired today, need a couple months to find a job, and have enough to survive in between.
I get that, but I’m talking about the headline being written weird. Everyone works because they need their paycheck to pay their bills, otherwise they wouldn’t work.
The point is not everyone needs their next pay check to pay the bills. They could be fired today, need a couple months to find a job, and have enough to survive in between.
Oh shit, I missed the word ‘next’ in the headline. My bad.
There are “financially independent” people who continue to work despite not needing it.
Obviously I’m speaking in broad generalizations here, I know even billionaires ‘work’ and shit, but they’re not 1/3 of the population. shrug