The poll comes as the Biden administration grapples with rising prices which have reached a 30 year high according to a labor department report, with oil and gas increasing more than 50 percent since last year.
Forty-five percent of Americans say inflation is responsible for their current financial difficulties—10 percent of whom describe those difficulties as “severe.” Among those most affected are Americans in the lowest income bracket, with 71 percent of households making $40,000 or less saying inflation is causing financial strain. Less than a third of those making more than $100,000 reported financial hardship.