The Working Poor | The Price of the American Dream | ENDEVR Documentary

46.7 million Americans live in poverty with around 15% of the US population living below the poverty line. But they aren’t unemployed – most of them have at least two jobs. They’re ‘the working poor’. Meet the people behind America’s economic recovery.

Once upon a time, I was young and poor. But after many years of hard work, now I am old and poor.

America is currently plagued by the hydra-headed evil duo of inflation and recession. The worst part about this recession is that consumers are racking up credit card debt. In April alone, credit card debt went up 20% while rates have doubled in a year. Inflation is so high that consumers are literally taking debt for basic life necessities. Collapse has indeed begun..

Joe Biden is the only American unable to accept the failure of this administration's economic policy. "Shrink-flation" is an obvious sign of how awful our inflation has gotten, yet it's the least of our concerns when compared to stagnant earnings and rising rents. I would like to invest $100,000 in a non-retirement account; any suggestions?

That young woman didn't get a chance to sleep. God bless her and her family. May she find support, opportunity, and rest.

I love the stereotype that the poor are lazy 🤦‍♂️ there’s nothing lazy about working 60-70 hours a week to live in a motel… our economy is broken.

I respect anyone who gets up,and goes to work everyday,it doesn’t matter if you’re flipping burgers,or building houses

Nobody becomes a millionaire or billionaire by working for others and depending on them good investment brings millions of dollars and consistency brings billions, bought my first house last week I'm glad I made a productive decision that has changed my life forever

I keep telling both friends and family; Now is the perfect time to own a Tech Stock, With everything going on and seeing how the world is been run by AI and all Tech is here to stay and you don’t want to miss it

“I can’t wait to get on the bus so I can close my eyes.” This line hit me really hard for some reason. So depressing.

"It's called the American dream, because you have to be asleep to believe it" - George Carlin

I'd love to see an updated version of this documentary. During this crisis I had four young children and was a stay at home mom. My husband had a job making 105k a year. We were fine during that crisis. I'm now disabled with two children in college and two in high school. My husband works a full time job and a second part time job. Our children qualify for healthcare, but my husband and I do not. I am having a horrible time getting treatment for my medical issues so I can get back to work. My husband is beyond exhausted. We utilize a local food bank. We cannot afford to help our oldest two with college and so they are both struggling now, too. All we can do is offer them a place to stay. Fortunately we bought our house when mortgage rates were low, before I got sick.

In this country there is a huge gap between poverty and the "middle class". Where you are not quite poor enough to get assistance from the government yet not comfortable enough to afford anything other than rent. It's such a vicious cycle of living to work and working to live. Such a miserable existance.

Germania has my upmost respect. She is a warrior. May all her dreams come true.

You can see why nobody has a children anymore- the cost of living

I‘m 24, living in Austria, with full health care, and I have over 14k on my bank account. I can fully focus on my graduate studies as I inherited an apartment from my parents. It‘s so crazy and unfair. Me and Germania are almost the same age, but my life is so much easier compared to hers. I can see my immense privilege now. I‘m glad I was born in a more socially aware country like Austria. The American Dream is a lie, it means nothing, because most Americans will probably never experience it. That‘s a shame. You guys need and deserve a better socio-economic system, universal health care, affordable housing, free education, paid sick-leave, social safety net. Germania, I wish you all the best. You‘re a hard-working and highly skilled person who deserves more recognition and respect for her contributions. The working-class is the backbone of every society.

This was very touching. Please do a Documentary about the life of cruise ship workers. I work with Royal Caribbean working 12 + hours every day for 8 months, for $2.79 an hour as a restaurant attendant. Inhumane treatment and workload are cruel, but they are trying to put a face on how they treat us onboard. If you are not an American I won't advise you to work with these companies.

Having kids makes poverty 100 times more difficult to overcome.

This is why i get so upset at self-absorbed people giving fast food workers a hard time. They are making 8 dollars an hour!!! Give them a break.

The American dream is dead unless you are extremely wealthy. I feel so sorry for today's youth. They will struggle their entire lives unless they were born into wealth.