Big Economic Week Shows The Split Americans Are Feeling



The economy had a wild week from interest rate increases, to proof of a slow-down, to more data confirming historic levels of inflation. Despite the job market remaining strong, many people are being stretched to a breaking point with their budgets. NBC News’ Emilie Ikeda spoke to a few Americans about how they are navigating the dizzying economy.
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30 comments

  1. Why NBC not covering the Hunter Biden laptop? Is fake news all you guys have?

  2. If you voted for or support Joe Biden, DON'T b-tch.
    YOU not only did this to yourself, YOU did this toeveryone .

    Looking forward to those mean tweets come 2024!

  3. She sold her plasma for a nose piercing. I guess things aren't too bad yet.

  4. Despite the economic downturn,I'm so happy☺️. I have been earning $ 60,000 returns from my $7,000 investment every 13days.

  5. People never know how to avoid making losses while trading, you need to get full understanding and knowledge it is not something you just gamble, Mrs.Alice consistent and constructive. I am getting the best from it.

  6. America wake up
    You can't even afford to RENT A 1 BEDROOM…..Even with a job
    Demand Affordable Housing for the employed at the very least
    People working everywhere are being crushed

  7. The us is not headed for a recession, it’s in a recession. It’s shameful the “news” is continuing to run interference through fake news.

  8. Well we just passed a bill that will cost 400 billion. We are spending more and the GNP is bringing in less. Inflation will be a recession and then a depression if we keep this up.

  9. There mission is to wipe out the middle class and make them working class to they can keep the Ponzi scheme going and control the masses.

  10. When two wage earners struggle to support their family that tells me that U.S. wages are to low & haven't kept pace with the times or people can't control their discretionary spending & control their budget. Maybe both.

  11. Psst…..The US is in a recession!

  12. We should be middle class and we should have a nice savings if we did not just rack up our credit card debt and take on way too much debt. People live beyond their means and then wonder why they need to sell their body just to pay bills….

  13. And none of our elected leaders are addressing this

  14. 2/3 of Americans are living outside their means surviving on credit.

  15. I’m a mom of 3 no child support I work 3 jobs 6-10 an I feel like given up some times rent is crazy an I can only work sooo much all I can say is GOd help us

  16. im gonna add PLASMA Hussle to my budget next week. (with my plasma money i will fill up my gas tank and thus not feel bad)

  17. Nice to see a video where they don't do that stupid Outro logo "Thanks for watching our YouTube channel" Lester Holt speech thing. Super annoying. Get rid of the outro crap. Once the video is over, it's over.
    Now can someone PLEASE tell me why I have to pay flipping 500 bucks just to cross a state line? WTH????

  18. Yellen couldn’t fix a flat tire. They’re all a bunch of f’tards. Get ready to grin and bear it.

  19. money is a psychological warfare operation and is a social institution it is deliberately designed to keep people poor this is capitalism therefore what the so called ruling class wants to do is therefore limit the ease and capacity of attaining capital you idiots the united scams of america is a deliberate setup of deliberate orchestrated poverty. It is that simple.

  20. Recession or no recession, the economy has been fouled up for a long time now. Everything costs more. Housing, food, and automobile prices have risen at a nearly vertical rate.

  21. Good thing the stock market is doing great and oil giants are making record profits. It warms the heart of those of us who are struggling to know that at least the wealthy aren't going without.

  22. Selling your plasma lady have you ever heard of a side business. Lol

  23. Top 1% still feel great.

  24. This country is going to s..!!! Our government doesn't care, get ready it's only going to get worse

  25. They are driving America to the ground

  26. This is fear mongering. If you can't think of any other way to earn money than to sell plasma, you have no intelligence.

  27. Like George Floyd Murder money death is about funerals caskets are running out of making caskets for funeral homes