https://www.cnbc.com/2017/08/24/most-americans-live-paycheck-to-paycheck.html
The reason why so many Americans are living hand to mouth, is the State. Confiscatory taxation on a grand scale, and a Federal Reserve that has devalued the dollar over 90% since it's inception in 1913. Where is the breaking point to all this? When 85% of Americans are living paycheck to paycheck? 90%? 95%?
If we cannot turn this garbage heap around it will go off the cliff. The date is uncertain, but educating your Democrat and Republican friends that economics do in fact matter. Good economic decisions will never get high public opinion numbers. That is, until we do a better job helping our friends and family understand the mess politicians have gotten us into for over 100 years.