no bed no furniture or no house so. it's just my car i have a seat here. and. yeah that's the way it is. maria preferred to leave everything to her ex-husband and turn over a new leaf. over the last several years in california the cost of rent has risen so much that her salary the equivalent of $1500.00 euros was not enough for her to afford an apartment. maria's just one of many middle class americans who have in recent years fallen into poverty. officially america is brace again since the 2008 crisis the economy has never been stronger with record breaking growth and unemployment has dropped to