I don't love articles that start with human interest stories, but this is a topic I talk about all the time at work - class spending divides. Mainstream products like computers and printers are increasingly hard to attain for mid-incone US households. This data gets buried when you look at country-level economic data.
Most Americans can’t afford life anymore — and they just don’t matter to the economy like they once did
Years of elevated prices have strained all but the wealthiest consumers, and low- and middle-income Americans say something needs to chan
marketwatch.com
