Families earning more money still feel poorer as groceries, housing, healthcare and utilities consume their paycheck
In 1789, angry French citizens didn’t have Facebook, Instagram or TikTok to complain about the cost of living. They had pitchforks. And torches.
When bread prices became unbearable, thousands of women marched on the Palace of Versailles, demanding answers from King Louis XVI. They weren’t marching because the stock market was down.
They were marching because they couldn’t afford to feed their families.
More than 230 years later, France is once again witnessing angry crowds in the streets. Italy has seen tens of thousands of workers and students protesting over wages, housing and living costs