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As recession fears loom, more than half of Americans live paycheck to paycheck

More than half of the population is living paycheck to paycheck and is especially vulnerable to the effects of a potential recession.

Roben Farzad, host of Public Radio’s “Full Disclosure” discusses the findings and the implications of the latest report by the company LendingClub.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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