
Scifi fans should not have to give up everything when the household income drops. Here are ways to keep watching shows and movies.
Over the past 13 years, millions of American families have struggled to make ends meet. Even though economists generally agree that the U.S. economy began picking up steam in 2015, the years 2015-2019 were no better for 10s of millions of American workers than the years 2009-2014. The people who benefited the most from economic growth were wealthier families.
There are several reasons why about half of American workers didn’t benefit from the “good years” after the Great Recession. First, millions of people turned to the Gig Economy for income. They had no other viable options. But Gig jobs are not designed to make the gig workers rich. They pay just enough to keep people working to make the Gig company owners rich. That sucks, but that’s the capitalism most Americans love. Continue reading