Sentences with phrase «economically precarious position»

In that equation, we supposedly gain agency over our time and labor, but we are also in a much more economically precarious position, having accepted all of the uncertainties, risks and demands of irregular and far - flung opportunities.

The Senior Financial Stability Index, developed by Brandeis University, reveals that three out of four American senior citizen households are in an «economically precarious position, with little or no buffer against financial ruin should they be faced with an unexpected illness or other traumatic life event.»