problems. we have seen a dramatic increase, almost double the number of new people calling our office looking for help with credit card debt, and that s just been in the past two months. the fed s rate hike aims to cool this 40-year high inflation. we re trying to do just the right amount. we re not trying to have a recession. in the short term, it s one more strain on americans. we re in a really crazy time right now. consumer confidence is down for the third straight month. and according to one poll, 65% of american voters think we re already in a recession. i have noticed gas has gone down, but groceries still have not gone down. fruits, vegetables keep going up. i m pretty concerned. nicolas keeps tightening his budget in atlanta. we re having to cult back a lot just to get by. in a survey by morgan stanley, two-thirds of u.s. consumers say they re planning to reduce spending in the next six months, especially on big ticket items like home appliances and cars.
bannon here lied and forged. but it is who is facing fraud charges. it is important that you see the horrific miscarriage of justice that the italian state inflicted in this action, right, and as the basis on which we have appealed. and you believe it was pure political? well, it was 100% political. among the allegations, dhi never paid its rent to the government. in fact, cnn confirmed this letter from a bank that supposedly verified dhi s financing for the project was fraudulent. dhi also told the ministry of culture it had five years experience running a cultural museum, as was required. but we went to the location of that so-called museum with an italian investigative reporter. so, this is the museum that he wassing m managing. yes. the museum of the museum of st. nicolas.
The team of Del. Michael San Nicolas and Sabrina Salas Matanane released their gubernatorial platform Friday, focusing on the cost of living, public safety, education, economic growth, health care and