Are most Americans barely holding their head above water when it comes to personal finances?
That?s what various US politicians and news outlets keep suggesting.
They can?t stop using a statistic about people living ?paycheck to paycheck?.
But what does this really mean?
We go behind the headlines to unpick the numbers.
Contributor:
Ben Krauss, journalist
Presenter: Charlotte McDonald
Producer: Vicky Baker and Lizzy McNeill
Series Producer: Tom Colls
Production co-ordinator: Katie Morrison
Sound Engineer: Andrew Mills
Editor: Richard Vadon
