Lately, I have been feeling like I do not have enough time. Everything feels like it is flying by. All I have been doing is sleeping some during the day and waking up at night. I feel like I am everywhere. I feel drained to the point I have no energy to do anything. The things that are happening in the US is really concerning and trying to keep up with everything is difficult.
My husband has RA (rheumatoid arthritis) and his medicine and doctor appointments will be affected that he really needs because he also has one kidney and we are trying to keep up with it and make sure it is working properly. If they try to cut Medicaid. My son has Autism and he will also be affected. This is really worrisome because we don't know what is going to happen.
A lot of people do not make enough to survive and the assistance we receive actually helps us out. Inflation is making everything higher so we cannot afford the things we need to survive. Food prices are high, gas prices are getting higher, it is just a mess.
Trying to juggle the prices of electricity, water, car insurance, rent and other bills is costly. This does not account for emergencies because those are pricey too. A lot of people cannot afford it. The minimum wage has not changed. In places it is still $7.45 in 2025.
What can you afford in 2025 with $7.45? Not much of anything. In some places a 2 bedroom house is pushing $900-$1000 in other places it is going for $1500-$3500. This is a lot especially for people that live on a fixed income and cannot afford it nor are they able to pay their bills and live comfortably.
$10-$15 an hour does not even cover most of everything anymore either. You are going to have to budget a lot and make a lot of sacrifices to make ends meet and this often makes it hard because you cannot enjoy life anymore.
You are currently striving, trying to make things work to make sure that all the bills are paid and you get the things you need to survive. You end up getting side jobs trying to make ends meet and still barely making it and wearing yourself down.
A lot of people could make it if they raised the minimum wage limit to accommodate the inflation and the life of 2025. It is not 1900-2016 anymore. Nothing is cheap and people cannot really afford it. Raising the pay of jobs to $20-$35 will allow people to be able to afford groceries, pay their bills and get what they need. They would no longer depend on assistance and will be able to get what they need but without the minimum being raised then it is a lot harder to pay for the things we all need.
Lowering the price of medications will also help because a lot of people are going without their medications because they cannot afford it and they do not have insurance and if they cut medicare and Medicaid well it will be the same affect and hurt a lot of people who need their medications.
Finding a way for people to be able to pay for everything they need, whether its lowering prices, raising minimum wage and taking care of the people and not taking things away from us that could potentially help us but instead they are not doing anything to help us, doing whatever it is they want at the expense of our tax dollars.
They could cancel taxes, remove taxes from homes since we already bought them and paid our fair share over the years, and so much more but they rather watch us fall especially us on the lower class while the higher class still gets paid.
Another thing they could do is help the homeless, help them get a job and remodel abandoned buildings into home for them and let them pay so much but just enough to help keep the place up and keep things going. This would help out a lot and allow them to get on their feet because they are working for it. There are a lot of different things and ways we could help people but its like no one wants to help with it.
