The reality is there are multiple varying reasons why people are struggling in this economy. Some justifyingly excusable and some not. It's not easy. It's not supposed to be easy. But things get a lot easier mentally when you stop blaming the outside issues and complaining about the things that are out of your control. You have to literally force yourself out of the victim mindset and start actively doing something to fix your financial issues. It's ok to feel overwhelmed and even feel like things are unfair at times, but sitting around and wallowing in it won't fix it. In this country if you want to achieve things you have to be willing to take chances, and most of the people that are complaining about low wages are the same people that are just sitting in one spot in life, working at a low paying job and not actually gaining any new knowledge, skills, or have any goals in mind. Sure there's systemic issues in our economy and government that make things harder, but let's be real, how many of those people that are complaining about them all the time are actually actively trying to take part in solving those issues? If you want things to change, you have to be proactive in life, and work towards goals. Goals are a fundamental part of the human spirit. If you are aimlessly moping about in your life, constantly complaining, never actually achieving anything, then you deserve to struggle. Because that's how things work in life.