Real People
Behind every stat is a
real person.
The high cost of living isn't an abstraction — it's rent due, a prescription skipped, a day-care bill that eats a paycheck. These are the people living it. If shit costs too much where you are, we want to hear about it.
The farmer's kind of painted in the corner.
Read the full story · PBS NewsHourFarmingDoug Bartek
Wahoo, NE
We're price-takers, not price-makers.
Read the full story · Farm ProgressFarmingNick Levendofsky
Kansas
It's like trying to put it out with a garden hose.
Read the full story · OPBFarmingDoug Sombke
South Dakota
It's devastating because we can't afford that.
Read the full story · ABC NewsHealth CareStacy Cox
Kanab, UT
My premium could jump $1,300 a month. What choice do I have?
Read the full story · NPRHealth CareChris O'Donnell
Virginia
On a fixed income, higher prices make it tough.
Read the full story · NPRGasRon Purdin
On a fixed income
That doesn't sound like I saved any energy.
Read the full story · Mountain State SpotlightUtilitiesDebbie Allen
Wayne County, WV
Behind every statistic is a real person. If shit costs too much where you live, we want to hear about it.
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