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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Michael Sainato

Trump to blame for high cost of living, Americans say in new poll

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Donald Trump in the White House Roosevelt Room earlier this week. Photograph: Mark Schiefelbein/AP

Americans are struggling financially, grappling with debt and the rising cost of living, and are blaming the Trump administration and corporate interests for worsening economic outlooks for working families, according to a new poll.

Six out of 10 Americans place blame on the Trump administration for driving up their cost of living, according to a poll conducted by Morning Consult for the Century Foundation, which asked 2,007 Americans how they are managing the high cost of living in the US economy, who they think is to blame and what are the solutions.

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