Paycheck to paycheck has been around for years. It has only increased among the population in recent years.
Check the data for historical savings from year to year.
This article shows the decline of where this country is slipping into. Mostly from government over regulation of the economic builders in this country.

They are rehashing old news in this article. Another article pointing out inequality.
A seed of thought here, a seed of thought there, pretty soon you have the people fired up about inequality.