29% of households have jobs but struggle to cover basic needs: They are 'one emergency from poverty,' one expert says
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Nearly 40 million families, or 29% of the population, are defined as ALICE, which stands for Asset Limited, Income Constrained, Employed.
  • Obinice
    25•6 months ago

    They’re Serfs, trapped in servitude with no escape, just how their Lords like it.

    • @RememberTheApollo_
      10•6 months ago

      Actual serfs had more free time and ability to work for themselves, but they were far more constrained to their station.