The Economic Hunger Games: Why You're Failing While The Markets Rise

Podcast: Labor Force Podcast · Mike Struchen

Opublikowano: 2026-09-02

In this segment, we look at the growing disconnect between Wall Street's economic optimism and the reality facing working people—and increasingly, even the upper-middle class. The war with Iran has pushed up oil and energy costs. Mortgage rates are surging again. Meanwhile, the national debt has blown past $40 trillion. And the squeeze isn't limited to low-income Americans. Even households earning $200,000, $300,000 or more increasingly feel like they're running on a treadmill. We then examine the growing appeal of democratic socialism, and the failure of traditional political parties to address economic insecurity #Lab...