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The Average Cable Bill Has Increased More Than 50 Percent Since 2010 (streamingobserver.com)
According to new research, the average cost households pay for cable is now up to $107 a month -- that's a 50% increase since 2010 when cable bills were $71.24 a month. When compared to last year, it's only a 1% increase, "thanks in large part to increasing fees for things like regional sports licensing and taxes," reports Streaming Observer. From the report: Leichtman Research Group's data was gathered through a telephone survey of 1,152 households from throughout the United States. The research found that 78% of American households still subscribe to a paid TV subscription. That percentage is down from 86% in 2013, 87% in 2008, and 81% in 2004, but 78% is still a pretty high figure given how high cable costs continue to rise each year and how affordable streaming video services are in comparison.
Or their gut has increased, maybe both
Life sucks for poor people in the US. It's really bad. If I were poor, I'd be doing anything I could to get to Canada or Europe and be able to live with some fucking dignity and not always having to worry about how to pay for my healthcare. Jesus, the poor in the US are fucked in so many ways, they don't even know it. The cable bill, I'm sure, doesn't even come close to most peoples' worries.
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