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The COVID-19 economy is really a tale of two worlds. The stock market and housing market have largely shrugged off the economic slowdown. But severe financial problems are brewing for millions of workers who have lost their jobs or are earning less in a lackluster economy. The assistance passed by Congress will certainly help. Still,…
There’s COVID-19 stress, and then there’s money stress. The combination of the two is becoming too much for many low-income workers to bear. Two out of three people in families that earn less than $34,000 a year told the U.S. Census Bureau in April that they are “not able to control or stop” their worrying…