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imanamerican63

(16,521 posts)
Sat Jun 13, 2026, 07:00 AM Saturday

Working Class' Blues? [View all]

Not the rich or famous but rather our struggling middle class to make ends meet.

When I struggle with the everyday price of essentials? It’s costing me more than I can afford. But I’m only me! I’m single, now children, never married or supporting anyone else except myself.

I can’t imagine what a small middle class family or any family has to endure just to survive. Everything is so high priced!

I was at a truck stop yesterday, washing my clothes. While walking thru the store , I looked at some of the items they were selling. This certain truck stop usually is reasonably good on prices, but at this one? Ouch! It was packed with customers and so I walked around! The prices were outrageous higher any of the other stores owned by this chain.

I get where you are at and the convenience of what is around you, is going to affect the prices. But this place’s prices were not cheap.

The funny part of this? I was in Trump country! Northern Wisconsin.

Yet, they believe Trump when he and his ill conceived cronies say prices are coming down? Gullible or ignorant? I guess they don’t care?

I didn’t buy anything, only paid $8 to do my wash.

Crazy how many people are struggling to make ends meet & these corporations and politicians don’t even care anymore!

As I said, I struggle just to make ends meet. I don’t have the words to express it pains me to see most people in worse situations than me.

Thanks GOBers! Haven’t you seen or had enough of this garbage?






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