This is what occurs to me while watching those FAFO videos from Felon47 supporters who have been fired. They are going to the media and elected officials, but it might be a while before the whole ugly picture is visible to the masses. Just like repeating the “mandate” messaging, under-reporting how bad it gets also benefits the current regime.
Most workers and retirees are only one paycheck away from financial hardship. Thinking about the Great Recession made me wonder how mass firings and attacks on/slowdowns of payments like Social Security could cause a spike in homelessness. This article contains a lot of stats about the risks, stages, causes, and criminalization:
It might be a bitter pill to swallow, but you and I are much closer to becoming homeless than turning into the next Elon Musk—with plenty of Americans being one medical emergency away from homelessness.
https://moneyzine.com/personal-finance/homelessness-statistics/
This covers foreclosures during the Great Recession and pandemic years, as well as improvement since then:
Even among the 38% living in a house that is paid for, workers and retirees can still lose them through delinquent tax sales conducted by the state:
People in my area are not only posting about local tax increases being unaffordable, but also insurance premiums.