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This holiday season isn't quite so merry for American shoppers as large shares are dipping into savings, scouring for bargains and feeling like the overall economy is stuck in a rut under President Donald Trump, a new AP-NORC poll finds.

The vast majority of U.S. adults say they've noticed higher than usual prices for groceries, electricity and holiday gifts in recent months, according to the survey from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research.

Roughly half of Americans say it's harder than usual to afford the things they want to give as holiday gifts, and similar numbers are delaying big purchases or cutting back on nonessential purchases more than they would normally.

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[–] credo@lemmy.world 14 points 1 week ago

Fuck humans. Fuck citizens. You are:

Consumers

[–] Sir_Kevin@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 1 week ago

I'm not giving anyone anything this year. If I'm lucky I'll have enough this month to cover living expenses.

[–] Guitarfun@lemmy.world 7 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

More than half the people who send me gifts have told me they can't afford to do anything for Christmas this year. I let them know that I understand and I wouldn't be sending much this year either. I've had to cut my Christmas budget in half compared to previous years. Everyone I know is struggling right now. Trump's economy has fucked us all.

[–] JasonDJ@lemmy.zip 5 points 1 week ago

Most of our gifts for the kids this year came from Goodwill or Temu. And we do pretty well. But I'm still making the same I did last year, while everything else is so much more expensive.