New poll paints a grim picture of a nation under financial strain
1 day ago · By Erin Doherty 12/10/2025 05:55 AM EST Americans are struggling with affordability pressures that are squeezing everything from their everyday necessities to their biggest-ticket …
Most Americans don't earn enough to afford basic costs of living ...
Updated on: May 16, 2025 / 10:32 AM EDT / CBS News. The gap between what Americans earn and how much they need to bring in to achieve a basic standard of living is growing, according to a new...
Most Americans can't afford a minimal quality of life ... - CNBC
Jun 13, 2025 · According to LISEP's analysis, most Americans don't meet that standard. In 2023, the bottom 60% of households by income fell well short of the threshold for a minimal quality of life. That's...
After a lost half-decade for income growth up to 2024-25 as a result of Covid-19 and the cost of living crisis, the Government has set itself the welcome – if historically unambitious – goal of raising living …
Poll paints dire picture on affordability as Trump touts economy
22 hours ago · As President Trump mocks the term "affordability," a new poll found Americans are making major sacrifices to keep up with the cost of living.
Striking findings from 2025 - Pew Research Center
2 days ago · Here’s a look back at 2025 through 12 of Pew Research Center’s most striking research findings. This is just a small slice of the Center’s research publications this year. After more than 50 …
What is the American Dream in 2025? | Independent Center
Sep 3, 2025 · A recent Wall Street Journal –NORC poll reveals a sobering truth: only 25% of Americans believe they have a good chance of improving their standard of living, the lowest level since the …
Advances in AI will boost productivity, living standards over time
Jun 24, 2025 · Artificial intelligence (AI), like many technologies before it, offers the potential to improve people’s living standards. Such advances can be approximated by changes in gross domestic …
The American standard of living is showing cracks
The majority of Americans are still positive about their standard of living, but rising home prices and the lack of retirement savings are increasingly putting the American dream out of reach. Two-thirds of …
How Updating Annual Poverty Thresholds Impacts Poverty Rates
Sep 9, 2025 · Using the 2024 and 2025 Current Population Survey, Annual Social and Economic Supplements (CPS ASEC), the report shows that while the official poverty rate fell by 0.4 percentage …