I keep hearing from Trump's administration that "everything is historic" but this year, food, rent, and gas has all gone up. My roommate (mom) is depressed and losing hope. To be short, we both share an apartment. I've been losing hope. I cannot find and stable jobs, nor can she, and the cost of living could literally put us out of this place. We've been praying to God to protect Trump so he could make america great and affordable again. Does anyone here have any solutions on how to survive in this damn economy?
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The problem with "wages are up" is nobody getting salary (which is a large part of the workforce) and a lot of hourly didn't get a sudden pay raise and won't until March/April of next year. Their pay is basically frozen as are any union contracted companies.
The only people seeing an increase are people getting new jobs after being unemployed or those job hopping for better pay.
We may see a surge after Q1 2026 when wages get reevaluated for the year if employers feel the economy is in good shape. I haven't had an annual raise keep up with inflation since Joe got into office.