Related by context. Frequent words. (Click for all words.) 56 joblessness 52 skyrocketing 49 unemployment 47 incomes 47 wages 46 deepening recession 46 disposable income 45 mortgage defaults 45 inequality 44 disposable incomes 43 housing slump 43 globalization 42 insecurity 42 fixed incomes 42 wage earners 41 budget deficits 41 unaffordable 41 household incomes 40 stagflation 40 economy 40 rising 39 shrinking 39 affluence 39 stagnation 39 soaring 39 economic downturn 39 foreclosures 39 inflation 38 widening gap 38 Great Recession 38 interest rates 38 recession 38 stagnating 37 inflationary pressures 37 spiraling 37 basic necessities 37 environmental degradation 37 ballooning 37 souring 37 deflationary 37 income earners 37 pocketbooks 37 paychecks 37 unemployment rate 37 credit crunch 37 unsustainable 37 economic 36 consumerism 36 urbanization 36 budget shortfalls 36 belt tightening 36 commodity prices 36 inflationary pressure 36 Social Security 36 hardships 36 inflation pressures 35 homeownership 35 poverty 35 wage 35 anxieties 35 subprime mortgage crisis 35 discretionary spending 35 Deflation 35 deflation 35 shortages 35 crimping 35 food stamps 35 housing 35 offshoring 35 insurance premiums 35 unemployed 35 crimped 35 abject poverty 35 unpopularity 34 pensions 34 Wages 34 minimum wage 34 retrenchment 34 prices 34 jobless rate 34 Unemployment 34 health care 34 necessities 34 underdevelopment 34 underemployed 34 pocketbook 34 slowdown 34 deleveraging 34 rampant corruption 34 burdening 34 housing bubble 34 bankruptcies 34 Economic Policy 34 eroding 34 headwinds 34 loan defaults 34 autoworkers 34 burdens 34 hardship 34 unfunded mandates 34 scarcity