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In today’s economy, even two-income families struggle

Clip: 6/10/2016 | 7m 25s

Marketplace’s Kai Ryssdal reports on the struggles facing millions of American families.

Aaron and Mary Murray are middle-class Americans, but they don’t feel like it: though the two teachers make a combined $90,000 a year, they still live paycheck-to-paycheck. Even something as mundane as a stranger accidentally sideswiping their car can put a serious dent in their finances. Marketplace’s Kai Ryssdal reports on the struggles facing the Murrays and millions of similar families.

06/10/2016 | Rating NR

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