I would say that families are living at a lower level than they use to and eating very different foods due to the cost factor.  Benefits can't be afforded on unemployment and some people are over by a couple hundred bucks a month and don't qualify for medical.  They go without medical help.  They can qualify to make payments to a dentist or doctor but there is no extra money to make those payments.  It will be a strange world when everyone starts living in tent cities and all of the houses are empty with foreclosure signs on them.  Who wins?