America Is In the Middle of An Affordability Crisis

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Natasha Sarin, a contributing Opinion writer for The New York Times, argues that if Americans agree on anything, it’s that we’re in an affordability crisis.  She points to the evidence:  gas often tops $4 a gallon, home prices have climbed more than 50 percent since the pandemic, and the share of Americans who say their finances are getting worse is the highest she has seen in her lifetime.

Read the entire article, Everything Feels So Expensive. Here’s What’s Really Going On.

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