Fred Business News - The slumping economy is hurting Americans where it hurts the most: daily necessities like food and drugs.
A national CNN/Opinion Research Corp. poll released Thursday found that 30% of respondents are trimming their spending on food and medicine and that 57% are worried they will have to cut back soon. Nearly half said they have cut back on how much heating or electricity they use in their homes, and 53% are concerned that they will have to trim spending on heating in the future.
