Carolina Quotes[W]ith 250 years of growth... we... have 78% of the US workers living from paycheck to paycheck. No savings. ...40% of adults do not have $400 for an emergency expense.
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Ref: Report on the Economic Well-Being of U.S. Households in 2017 (May 2018) p.21.
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- A Progressive View on the Need for a Paradigm Shift in Economics (Dec 2020)
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- 2017
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- p.21
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