Household having more trouble paying for food, shelter, health care now than during great recession

[Liberal_in_LA]

Food, Shelter Data Worse Than in Recession

NEW YORK (MainStreet) -- Households are having more trouble paying for basic necessities now than during the recession, one study shows, offering further proof the economic recovery has been anything but for many Americans.

Fewer Americans had enough money to pay for food and shelter in September of this year than the same month in 2008, according to Gallup's monthly survey of more than 29,000 adults. Just 80.1% of those surveyed could afford to buy food for their family last month and 89.8% could afford housing, both of which were down 1 percentage point from September 2008, in the middle of the recession.

Households had more trouble getting basic necessities in September than three years ago during the Great Recession.

Meanwhile, the percentage of Americans with access to basic medical health care has declined at an even faster rate. Some 78.3% of those surveyed had a personal doctor last month and only 64% had visited a dentist in the previous year, down by 4.2 percentage points and 2.6 percentage points, respectively. This is likely due to dwindling funds for many households, combined with the fact that the percentage of Americans with health insurance has dropped by 3.6 percentage points.

http://www.thestreet.com/story/11281505/1/food-shelter-data-worse-than-in-recession.html?puc=unitedonli&cm_ven=UNITEDONLI

[Brickbat]

1. I have really noticed food prices going up in the past four months or so.

I know they've been going up for awhile, but it hasn't hit our budget really until now. I do all the grocery shopping, and trips that used to cost $20-30 are now closer to $40. I am a smart shopper, and I make almost all our food from scratch, and I'm still finding myself having to budget more than I used to. I've never actively budgeted for food before.

[OneBlueSky]

7. all living expenses are going up . . . food, local taxes, gas, services of all kinds, . . .

building materials, household products, utilities, you name it . . . no comparable rise on the income side, though . . . getting harder and harder just to make ends meet each month . . .

[ixion]

2. that's because we're still in a depression

and it's getting worse, not better.

[roamer65]

3. Stagflation.

[TNLib]

4. Quantitative Easing

Drives up prices.

[undergroundpanther]

5. kill the poor..Jello Biafra was

too early in time with the kill the poor song, but yet he knew what is coming..

"Kill The Poor"

Efficiency and progress is ours once more
Now that we have the Neutron bomb
It's nice and quick and clean and gets things done
Away with excess enemy
But no less value to property
No sense in war but perfect sense at home:

The sun beams down on a brand new day
No more welfare tax to pay
Unsightly slums gone up in flashing light
Jobless millions whisked away
At last we have more room to play
All systems go to kill the poor tonight

Gonna
Kill kill kill kill Kill the poor:Tonight

Behold the sparkle of champagne
The crime rate's gone
Feel free again
O' life's a dream with you, Miss Lily White
Jane Fonda on the screen today
Convinced the liberals it's okay
So let's get dressed and dance away the night

While they:
Kill kill kill kill Kill the poor:Tonight


http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A25562-2005Mar10.html

[StarsInHerHair]

6. Depression 2.0, or the 1 from the 19th century 1850s, I think