Part time jobs are a huge indicator. I have a buddy who had a part time job at best buy. A few years ago they struggled to keep him under 32 hours so he could keep his part time status. He just had to get a 9-5 job because they cut part time hours so drastically, less than half of normal, because no one is coming in and buying things. There's just not enough work for his department. I know it's just an anecdote but I think if you look at part time retail jobs and their hours you're going to find most of them have been absolutely slashed because there's not enough business to keep them going.
federal spending is rising even as federal revenues have fallen, year over year
You can count on that. Your government has a spending problem. It has gotten addicted to tax payer crack and can't stop. It borrows ever more money that it can't ever pay back. The interest on the debt now consumes most of the revenue it steals from taxpayers. There's a simple trick to fixing this though: going back to gold based currency.
the middle class is literally being hollowed out.
it is going to lead to enormous civil unrest during the chaotic years that are ahead of us.
Unfortunately, this is a feature.
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