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A staggering percentage of Americans are too poor to shop
NY Post ^ | 7-6-16 | Lisa Fickenscher

Posted on 07/08/2016 8:29:44 PM PDT by dynachrome

Retailers have blamed the weather, slow job growth and millennials for their poor results this past year, but a new study claims that more than 20 percent of Americans are simply too poor to shop.

These 26 million Americans are juggling two to three jobs, earning just around $27,000 a year and supporting two to four children — and exist largely under the radar, according to America’s Research Group, which has been tracking consumer shopping trends since 1979.

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Culture/Society; Extended News; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: bhoeconomy; collapse; debt; default; ebt; economy; obamalegacy; poor; poverty; repudiation
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To: Trump Girl Kit Cat

Maybe the kids were prior to an income cut. Man people are arrogant. People are poor, but who reports on poor white people!?


41 posted on 07/08/2016 9:08:44 PM PDT by madison10 (#NeverHillary)
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Obamacare. My health insurance premium went up $250/mo when Obamacare went into effect - and I pay more per office visit and have a higher deductible. I know families whose premiums went up $500/mo.Goodbye disposable income.


42 posted on 07/08/2016 9:10:04 PM PDT by Kipp
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To: FlingWingFlyer
These 26 million Americans are juggling two to three jobs, earning just around $27,000 a year and supporting two to four children — and exist largely under the radar.........“The poorest Americans have stopped shopping, except for necessities,”

Here are two solutions for the 'poor' folk:

Stop pumping out so many kids!

Stop voting for democrats who aren't even trying to catch all the illegals mexicans from sneaking into our country -which leads to these murdering and raping filthy illegals taking jobs from the poor.

43 posted on 07/08/2016 9:10:24 PM PDT by Mr Apple (everyone must go to the polls in Nov .......or we'll be outvoted!)
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To: Mr Apple

> Here are two solutions for the ‘poor’ folk:
>
> Stop pumping out so many kids!

Why would you say such an unchristian thing?
Gen 1:28 — God blessed them and said to them, “Be fruitful and increase in number; fill the earth and subdue it. Rule over the fish in the sea and the birds in the sky and over every living creature that moves on the ground.”

and reaffirmed with Noah:
Gen 9:1 — Then God blessed Noah and his sons, saying to them, “Be fruitful and increase in number and fill the earth.

> Stop voting for democrats who aren’t even trying to catch all the illegals mexicans from sneaking into our country -which leads to these murdering and raping filthy illegals taking jobs from the poor.

It’s not like voting Republican has been doing much on that issue either. (In fact, their behavior shows them to be either complicit or utterly impotent.)


44 posted on 07/08/2016 9:22:29 PM PDT by Edward.Fish
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To: FlingWingFlyer
The clue to going shopping is GET A JOB.

Per the article: "These 26 million Americans are juggling two to three jobs..."

45 posted on 07/08/2016 9:25:46 PM PDT by Republican Wildcat
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To: Republican Wildcat
"These 26 million Americans are juggling two to three jobs..."

"Only t'ree jobs? Why those lazy lima beans."

46 posted on 07/08/2016 9:27:02 PM PDT by dfwgator
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To: FlingWingFlyer

Right. Did you read the article? Tha have jobs.


47 posted on 07/08/2016 9:29:31 PM PDT by The Cuban (again)
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To: Mr Apple

so your for contraception or abortion?


48 posted on 07/08/2016 9:30:10 PM PDT by The Cuban (again)
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To: Gene Eric

part time work


49 posted on 07/08/2016 9:31:35 PM PDT by The Cuban (again)
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To: ConservativeMind

The numbers don’t add up unless you’re picking lettuce for $4.33/hour, 120 hours/week.


50 posted on 07/08/2016 9:33:28 PM PDT by Gene Eric (Don't be a statist!)
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To: al baby

We are also in South Beverly Hills and the stores are closed or hurting except for 25% of them.


51 posted on 07/08/2016 9:40:49 PM PDT by A CA Guy (God Bless America, God Bless and keep safe our fighting men and women.)
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To: The Cuban

Did I ask you to say anything to me.


52 posted on 07/08/2016 9:47:29 PM PDT by Mr Apple ( Scumbag Bill O'Reilly knew all about these pictures of Mullah 7 years ago! Why'd he wait till now!)
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To: dynachrome

Craigslist is your friend. For buying and selling what you no longer need. If you take good care of your stuff you can sell it for a decent price.


53 posted on 07/08/2016 10:03:17 PM PDT by Secret Agent Man (Gone Galt; Not averse to Going Bronson.)
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To: dynachrome

Thank God we got all those illegal aliens who think that’s a raise!


54 posted on 07/08/2016 10:09:05 PM PDT by VanShuyten ("a shadow...draped nobly in the folds of a gorgeous eloquence.")
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To: ConservativeMind

I do agree with this regulations, unions, and ObamaCare have pushed jobs out of the country I really do feel for the minors they are a VERY hard working bunch and the job is very dangerous to their health!!!


56 posted on 07/08/2016 10:12:51 PM PDT by Trump Girl Kit Cat (Yosemite Sam raising hell)
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To: dynachrome

Can’t blame millennials for everything and they are probably fueling that weed boom out in Colorado.


57 posted on 07/08/2016 10:15:21 PM PDT by Crucial
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To: FlingWingFlyer

Don’t forget the 60” TV’s and game boxes, also the 400.00 dollars Jordan sneakers!!!!


58 posted on 07/08/2016 10:15:52 PM PDT by Trump Girl Kit Cat (Yosemite Sam raising hell)
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To: Yaelle

Yaelle this is what has honestly gone out of control, groceries are just so expensive anymore it is rediculious I don’t know how folks with teenage boys do it!!!!


59 posted on 07/08/2016 10:20:47 PM PDT by Trump Girl Kit Cat (Yosemite Sam raising hell)
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To: The Cuban
"...so your for contraception or abortion?"
48 posted on July 8, 2016 at 11:30:10 PM CDT by The Cuban

I don't know you. I do know that when I read your post #48, you came across as a lowbrow and low IQ bumpkin.

It's not your you ignorant country hick; it's you're . Now go intrude on someone else.

60 posted on 07/08/2016 10:23:05 PM PDT by Mr Apple
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