A rather frightening image of the future - it tracks older people in the US that have fallen out of the system and lost the security of home and savings, and are unable to find work that pays enough to keep a roof over their head, so travel the country in RVs for low-paid seasonal work in warehouses, festivals, farms, etc. It did end on an optimistic note as one of the nomads managed to buy land to build her dream 'earthship' , but this could well ne the way of things in the future for many - work is increasingly devalued and with no social security what option will people have other than a workhouse. At a time when employee rights are being reduced again in the UK it's all very depressing and accelerating the gap between the wealthy few and the struggling many. Are we heading for the Hunger Games? With the Ukraine and the cost of living crisis it's been a horrible year. I'm so lucky, but feel for the first time that I'm in the precariat, and we could lose it all. We +should+ pay off the mortgage next month, which should give us some security, but I worry if one or both of us lose our jobs and what opportunities our children will have. doesn't look good.
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