wordpress-popular-posts domain was triggered too early. This is usually an indicator for some code in the plugin or theme running too early. Translations should be loaded at the init action or later. Please see Debugging in WordPress for more information. (This message was added in version 6.7.0.) in /var/www/vhosts/theprogressiveinvestor.org/httpdocs/wp-includes/functions.php on line 6260really-simple-ssl domain was triggered too early. This is usually an indicator for some code in the plugin or theme running too early. Translations should be loaded at the init action or later. Please see Debugging in WordPress for more information. (This message was added in version 6.7.0.) in /var/www/vhosts/theprogressiveinvestor.org/httpdocs/wp-includes/functions.php on line 6260The current long recession is changing American spending behavior.
Based on Bureau of Labor Statistics data from 2007 and 2010, Americans have reduced expenditures on luxury items (restaurants and clothes) and more on essentials (healthcare, fuel.) The data shows that consumer spending by family unit declined by 3% to $48,109, while average prices over the same period rose 5.2%. As a result, real incomes fell by about 8%.
