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by some_random 64 days ago
Fun fact, that's also untrue or at least dubious.

https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2022/may/16/facebook-p...

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"Data from 2020 through 2022 found that between 50% and 63% of Americans report living paycheck to paycheck."

(Well, that's a relief.)

One bullet point down: "But there is no clear definition for the phrase "paycheck to paycheck," so people should be skeptical of statistics based on the concept, one economist said."