It doesn't even take propaganda. All it takes is the raising of prices for goods, services, homes, etc, while also purposely and purposefully stagnating, or in some cases lowering wages to a point where a single income family can no longer afford to survive even if they apply for govt bennies.

This was what the 70's and very early 80's was all about. I remember my mother staying home with me until I went to pre-K. She went to work until she got prego with my brother. Stayed home until he was 6 mths old, then went back to work because we could no longer afford food AND fuel. I remember my parents arguing over what to buy: food to eat, or fuel for Dad to go to work. So, she did what every other struggling family did and went back to work. And we still struggled throughout my entire youth. I even began working at 13, doing yard work, lawnscapes, and handy-man type chores around my neighborhood just so they wouldn't need to give me any money or spend anything on me.