THE ECONOMY • THE MIDDLE-CLASS SQUEEZE
Eight out of every hundred. That’s how many Americans expect their paycheck to beat inflation over the next twelve months. In December 2024, it was 18. Twenty months… and faith in a real raise has been cut in half. Look at your own check. Your grocery run. Your gas tank. Most of your neighbors have already made the call — the next year rewards the price tag, not the person earning.
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Ninety-two Americans out of every hundred are now betting the next twelve months of their pay against the price of everything else — and expecting to lose.
