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- Americans are combating still-high prices by getting creative to procure essentials.
- Some are buying pigs for meat, and others are looking into raising chickens for cheap eggs.
- While the US is still not in a recession, the current economy is still leaving workers squeezed.
Right now, Americans are facing the fallout of the still-strange economy: Layoffs are dominating the news, prices are staying high, but a recession is still nowhere in sight.