That’s true for many Americans, as rising healthcare costs leave more families with a sinking feeling after seeing the bill for surgery or medication. Heading into the Nov. 3 midterm elections, about half of registered voters said healthcare costs are a major problem for them and their families, up from a little more than one-third four years ago, according to a Fox News poll from September.
With party control of Congress at stake, registered voters are nearly twice as likely to say they trust Democrats over Republicans to handle healthcare, according to an Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research poll from the same month. Those frustrations, combined with broader concerns over rising prices, have sapped support for President Donald Trump and his Republican Party.
Re: $1300 car payments:
Many vehicles costing upward of 20k or more, probably averaging out for most makes and models to 30K +, no down payment or trade in, being pushed for a shorter term loan, and easily over 6% loan APR?
Yup…car payments get crazy. I put 7K down and had a credit score of 83X back in 2024 when I bought my 2025 Forester at 33K and the best APR I could get was like a 5.7%. My payments are around $520/mo.
Shit is WORSE today with inflation, tariffs, etc.
I just got a $19k car loan for about that APR for 5 years and am only paying ~$350. I actually could have gotten just under 3% if I used my bank, but they were too limiting in where I could buy from. My credit rating is 800+.
I used my bank and they only offered 5.6 or so at the time. Perhaps your got in at a lucky time. Not sure what bank you’re with. I’m, unfortunately, with Bank of America.
Yeah… never borrow from huge banks. Local bank or credit union if you can manage it
A credit union. I ended up with a loan from the bank the dealer works with though. From what I could tell, a small regional bank. Though, the dealer wasn’t in that region. 🤷