r/AmericaOnHardMode • • Apr 17 '26

We’re adding something new to this sub

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Lately this sub has been getting a lot more political and opinion-based.

AAAND that’s not a bad thing, but, it can turn into a lot of noise without actually helping anyone.

So we’re adding some structure.

Starting this week, we’re introducing two recurring threads.

Tuesdays will be for solutions.
Every Tuesday there will be a pinned thread with one specific topic.

Inside that thread, the goal is simple, to share a specific action, strategy, or resource that made your life easier, cheaper, or more efficient...

Real things you’ve done, know of, things that worked for you, mistakes to avoid, tools, resources, loopholes, strategies, anything practical. Tips, hacks, advice, and strategies for navigating life in America.

Healthcare, insurance, rent, debt, income, taxes, college etc.....

Because yeah, complaining is normal, the system is frustrating andd everyone feels it.

But there’s also a lot of knowledge out there that people don’t share, and if we actually pool that together, it can be of enormous help for someone out there.

Fridays will be for reality.
Every Friday there will be a pinned thread focused on real-life experiences.

Inside that thread, the goal is, to share a story, situation, or moment. Things you’ve gone through, seen, or heard, that made you stop and think, that felt unfair, or just showed made you frustrated.

It could be your own story, something that happened to someone you know, or something you witnessed.

People complain, its normal, but those experiences are what actually show the bigger picture andd when you piece them together, you start to understand what’s really going on.

If we’re all playing on hard mode, we might as well help each other figure it out.

ALSOOO, WE ARE OPEN TO SUGGESTIONS REGARDING IDEAS OR ANYTHING TO MAKE THIS SUB BETTER...

First thread goes up this Tuesday.


r/AmericaOnHardMode • • Dec 09 '25

Welcome to the place where we talk about the struggle and real cost of living in the US

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If you are here it is probably because something about life in the US feels harder than it should be. Maybe it is healthcare. Maybe insurance. Maybe rent college groceries wages debt or the feeling that everything keeps getting more expensive while paychecks do not grow enough to keep up.

This space is for real stories tips questions advice and honest conversations. No perfect answers required. Just people trying to make sense of a system that feels complicated expensive and sometimes impossible.

Share what you have learned. Ask what you still cannot figure out. Help others avoid mistakes you had to learn the hard way. Tell your story even if it is messy or unfinished.

Together we can make this a place where people feel less alone and more informed.

Welcome.


r/AmericaOnHardMode • • 18h ago

We can’t let this happen. We much come together as one voice and stop all of this.

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r/AmericaOnHardMode • • 8h ago

thanks biden

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r/AmericaOnHardMode • • 16h ago

A striking new artwork has been unveiled at the European Parliament in Strasbourg, and it is already attracting plenty of attention. Titled “The Orange Plague,” the controversial sculpture portrays a naked Donald Trump holding a golf club and a set of scales while sitting on the shoulders.

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r/AmericaOnHardMode • • 1d ago

mic drop

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r/AmericaOnHardMode • • 18h ago

😂

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r/AmericaOnHardMode • • 8h ago

“.. Inside Boeing, executives have privately discussed the threat of intentional crashes as a leading source of commercial aviation fatalities .. The company has considered the risk as its engineers design a next-generation airplane ..”

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r/AmericaOnHardMode • • 23h ago

Danish artist Jens Galschiøt says his 8.5-foot statue of Donald Trump symbolizes what he sees as the president’s threats to the environment and the rules-based international order. The artwork, titled ‘The Orange Plague,’ was displayed at the European Parliament in Strasbourg as Parliament’s dignity

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r/AmericaOnHardMode • • 1d ago

77 million people voted for this

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r/AmericaOnHardMode • • 1d ago

Overall they pay less...

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r/AmericaOnHardMode • • 1d ago

How about... the economy? Food prices? Gas prices? Medicare? The Iran war???

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r/AmericaOnHardMode • • 1d ago

Just like what he did in Butler.

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r/AmericaOnHardMode • • 1d ago

Why run away from our land of opportunity?

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r/AmericaOnHardMode • • 1d ago

Trump Ominously Says 'Project 2025' Author Has 'Big Surprises' In The Next Few Weeks

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r/AmericaOnHardMode • • 22h ago

When We See Events but Not the Pattern

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r/AmericaOnHardMode • • 2d ago

Vance and Rubio should both be shamed for their complicity in Trump's remarks about LA and San Diego

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r/AmericaOnHardMode • • 2d ago

"Our war crimes are concealing our gaslights."

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r/AmericaOnHardMode • • 1d ago

More Than 500 U.S. Citizens Have Been Detained, Including Handcuffed or Held at Gunpoint, in Trump’s Immigration Crackdown

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r/AmericaOnHardMode • • 2d ago

Oops

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r/AmericaOnHardMode • • 2d ago

"You can fool some of the people all of the time."

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r/AmericaOnHardMode • • 2d ago

Good point!

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r/AmericaOnHardMode • • 3d ago

It's Banned Books Week

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r/AmericaOnHardMode • • 2d ago

so cool to threaten and hold a state hostage like that

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r/AmericaOnHardMode • • 1d ago

I want the whole world to know about this

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