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About 4 in 10 Americans say they struggle to pay for basic necessities as inflation rises
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Covered by 3 outlets, mostly left-leaning (67%).
3 articles in total. The spectrum counts each outlet once and leaves opinion out. How we measure bias
The Hill reports that a Pew Research Center poll conducted in late July and August found 44 percent of U.S. adults struggling to pay for basic necessities. Truthout describes the same poll as showing about 4 in 10 Americans struggling. Business Insider, citing a separate Pew analysis, reports that just over half of middle-income Americans lack rainy-day funds that would cover three months of expenses. Truthout reports that the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Consumer Price Index rose 0.6 percent from August to September and 3.7 percent over the past year.
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A Pew Research Center poll conducted in late July and August found 44 percent of U.S. adults struggling to pay for basic necessities.
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- Far Left
- Truthout
- Center
- The Hill
The Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Consumer Price Index rose 3.7 percent over the past year, and 0.6 percent from August to September.
One outletTruthout· Far Left
Business Insider, citing a separate Pew analysis, reports that just over half of middle-income Americans lack savings covering three months of expenses.
One outletBusiness Insider· Left
How each side tells it
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Every side present reports that a Pew poll found roughly 40 to 44 percent of Americans struggling to pay for basic necessities as inflation rises. Left-side outlets add the 3.7 percent inflation figure and the savings gap among middle-income earners, while the center outlet sticks to the poll and its timing.
the left
2 outlets
Left-side headlines link rising prices directly to household hardship, one leading with inflation and a poll of strain, the other with the squeeze on middle earners.
Middle-income Americans are feeling the squeeze
Business InsiderLeftAll left-leaning headlines the center
1 outlet
The Hill headline states the poll finding first and attaches it to rising inflation, using a plain statistic with no added framing.
As inflation rises, more than 40 percent say they struggle to pay for basic necessities: Pew
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From the left
2 outletsLeads with
- rising inflation
- household hardship
- middle-income strain
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- Business InsiderLeft
Middle-income Americans are feeling the squeeze
A Pew Research Center survey showed that some Americans are cutting back on spending on extras and don't have months of rainy-day funds.
- TruthoutFar Left
As Inflation Goes Up, New Poll Shows 4 in 10 Struggle to Pay Basic Necessities
The latest Consumer Price Index report shows that inflation has gone up 3.7 percent over the past year.
From the center
1 outletLeads with
- share of Americans struggling
- inflation rising
- Pew survey timing
Leaves out
- Monthly and year-over-year Consumer Price Index figures
Reported by other sides, not found in this side’s coverage.
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- The HillCenter
As inflation rises, more than 40 percent say they struggle to pay for basic necessities: Pew
Over four in ten Americans said they are struggling to afford basic living costs amid rising inflation levels in the country, according to polling data released Wednesday. The Pew Research surveys, which were conducted in late July and August, found that 44 percent of U.S. …
From the right
0 outletsNo right-leaning outlet that Mantle follows has covered this story yet. That absence is part of the picture.
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Who reported it when
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Left
First to report
Truthout, Oct 14, 3:48 PM EDT
Center
33 min later
Its first report, Oct 14, 4:20 PM EDT
Right
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From the outlets Mantle follows
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- TruthoutFar LeftOct 14, 3:48 PM EDT
- The HillCenterOct 14, 4:20 PM EDT
- Business InsiderLeftOct 16, 5:00 AM EDT
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