'It shouldn't be like this': Full-time workers relying on food handouts amid cost of living crisis
news.sky.com
Wages in Cannock Chase matched the national UK average in 2021, but that's not the case any more. Full-time workers say they thought their lifestyles would be more comfortable - that their work ethic would be delivering more than it is.
  • Maeve@lemmygrad.ml
    8·
    18 days ago

    This seems to be the case in the USA. The bus depot a few towns over had the food bank set up weekly for evening departure, but I’ve not kept up with whether they’re still doing it or as often.

      • Maeve@lemmygrad.ml
        4·
        18 days ago

        We seem to have to repeat this lesson every 80 years or so. When we’ve learned it well enough so we stay vigilant, even the fifth generation, maybe we’ll crush the head of the snake, rather than beat it back.