People feel "squeezed" because their rising incomes often don't satisfy their rising wants—for bigger homes, more health care, more education, faster Internet connections.

人们感到“拮据”，因为他们不断增加的收入常常不能满足他们不断增长的需求，包括更大的房子，更多的医疗保健，更多的教育，更快的网络连接。