"The Economy Is Great and I Can't Afford My Life"

The wealthiest 1% of Americans hold a record share of the nation's wealth — about a third. The bottom half holds 2.5%. The slice of the economy that goes to people who work, instead of people who own, is the lowest in over 70 years. The top 10% now drive roughly half of all consumer spending.

That is the K: one line up, one line down — and the average on the news hides both. "The economy is great" and "I can't afford my life" can both be true at once. The gap is the receipt.

Part of a series on what 2026 revealed about who the economy actually serves.

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