THREAD: A new AP-NORC poll shows that despite widespread job losses and business closures, many Americans have shored up their finances by saving more money and paying down debt during the pandemic. apne.ws/ZPl42Jj
The new poll shows that 45% of Americans say they’re setting aside more money than usual, and 26% are paying down debt faster than they were before the coronavirus pandemic. 
The poll’s findings shed light on a persistent riddle of a global pandemic: Even as just 37% call the national economy good, 63% describe their personal financial situation as good. apne.ws/6606XYq
But the poll also exposes the pandemic’s unequal toll. Overall, 26% of Americans have been unable to pay a bill because of COVID-19, but that includes 47% of Black Americans, 39% of Hispanic Americans, and 48% of those experiencing a household job loss.
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