Nearly a third of Americans are dealing with a difficult financial situation – struggling to make ends meet, but not qualifying for public assistance. This demographic is known as ALICE, which stands for Asset Limited, Income Constrained, Employed. Stephanie Hoopes is the director of United for ALICE, an organization created to track and research these households. She joins Soledad O’Brien to explain why so many Americans say they aren’t feeling the financial benefit of the improving economy and how that can be addressed.
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