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If this is the case, the GOP should win the midterms handily?!!
President Donald Trump declared victory on the cost-of-living front amid cooling inflation during a speech in Georgia on Feb. 19.
“What word have you not heard over the last two weeks? Affordability,” Trump said during a public appearance at the Coosa Steel plant in Rome (1). “Because I’ve won. I’ve won affordability.”
Although it’s true there’s been a recent cool-off in the consumer price index — annual increases fell from 2.7% in December to 2.4% in January while holding steady in February — Americans reported feeling more pain over the last year. (The prospect of a prolonged war in Iran adds an element of uncertainty, too.)
A survey from Resume Now, a resume-building platform, found the ability to afford the basics worsened for nearly 4 in 10 (39%) Americans in 2025 (2). A further 35% say it stayed the same, while 26% reported an improvement.
Only 12% of survey respondents say their pay kept up with rising costs. Furthermore, 49% dipped into their savings to survive, while 42% delayed major purchases, 24% took on debt and 22% borrowed from family or friends.
Some of these figures signal “a broader affordability crisis,” according to the report. “The gap between income and cost of living is now impacting both short-term survival and long-term financial stability.”
https://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/trump-declares-victory-over-affordability-140000241.html


President Donald Trump declared victory on the cost-of-living front amid cooling inflation during a speech in Georgia on Feb. 19.
“What word have you not heard over the last two weeks? Affordability,” Trump said during a public appearance at the Coosa Steel plant in Rome (1). “Because I’ve won. I’ve won affordability.”

Although it’s true there’s been a recent cool-off in the consumer price index — annual increases fell from 2.7% in December to 2.4% in January while holding steady in February — Americans reported feeling more pain over the last year. (The prospect of a prolonged war in Iran adds an element of uncertainty, too.)
A survey from Resume Now, a resume-building platform, found the ability to afford the basics worsened for nearly 4 in 10 (39%) Americans in 2025 (2). A further 35% say it stayed the same, while 26% reported an improvement.
Only 12% of survey respondents say their pay kept up with rising costs. Furthermore, 49% dipped into their savings to survive, while 42% delayed major purchases, 24% took on debt and 22% borrowed from family or friends.
Some of these figures signal “a broader affordability crisis,” according to the report. “The gap between income and cost of living is now impacting both short-term survival and long-term financial stability.”
https://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/trump-declares-victory-over-affordability-140000241.html
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