What is the future of the US economy, really?

i’ll try to keep this short, but to put it plainly, i’m worried. i moved out of my parents place 3 years ago, and between then and now, despite making more money, i have less and less to show for it. i’m of course aware that inflation and rising costs are normal, and even a sign of a healthy economy, but with unemployment on the rise, the ai industry, private equity, and a stagnant federal minimum wage that shows no signs (at least to me) of ever going up, it begs the question, when will it be too much?

i guess my question(s) is this: how much longer can this really go on? and how do we go about “fixing” the deep rooted systemic issues that have brought us to this point?

Posted Apr 9, 2026, 8:02 PM UTC

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