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The poverty line is a lie: how the rising cost of living is leaving many Americans behind - Velshi - MS NOW
Donald Trump tried to use his address to the nation to gaslight the country into thinking that the economy is doing better than it actually is. Despite what he says, the cost of living is much higher than it used to be and many people in the lower rungs of society are being squeezed out by the one-two punch of rising prices and the shrinking social safety net. - Aired on 12/21/2025.