They are calling this a dad bod, and I don’t know if it’s progress or regression that we’re now also holding men to the standards we only used to hold women to
SNAP participation has fallen by 51%.
The government is calling it proof the economy is improving.
But credit card debt is at record highs.
Food banks are serving more people than during COVID.
One in three Americans skipped a meal this year.
Consumer sentiment is at an 80 year low.
People stopped getting food stamps because the paperwork got harder and the offices processing it are understaffed.
The hunger didn't go away.
Just the benefits.
Remember when they sold us the slogan, “Go paperless, save trees, save the planet”?
Now we've gone digital, and it's consuming enormous amounts of water, destroying ecosystems, harming bees, and contributing to environmental damage on a scale paper never did.
UNPOPULAR OPINION:
Your salaries should simply impact which luxuries you can afford. Not force you to decided between food and rent. If you are working FULL TIME at ANY job your income should be enough to live comfortably in that city.