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Americans Make Tough Budget Choices as Inflation Hits Home

Americans Make Tough Budget Choices as Inflation Hits Home
Greg Alexander fills his pickup truck with gas in Croswell, Michigan, on December 10, 2021. Steven Kovac/The Epoch Times

Americans are feeling the economic pain as consumer prices rose nearly 7 percent over the past year, a reality that is causing tough choices and belt-tightening at home as a hedge against the higher cost of living.

The jump in prices of gas, food, and durable goods has changed the travel plans and Christmas shopping habits of the Alexander family of Carsonville, Mich.

Joseph M. Hanneman is a former reporter for The Epoch Times who focussed on the January 6 Capitol incursion and its aftermath, as well as general Wisconsin news. In 2022, he helped to produce "The Real Story of Jan. 6," an Epoch Times documentary about the events that day. Joe has been a journalist for nearly 40 years.
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