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Why “Inflation” Is Really about Housing—and What Democrats Need to Do About It

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Why “Inflation” Is Really about Housing—and What Democrats Need to Do About It

Housing is the single biggest item eating most Americans’ paychecks every month. It’s time Democrats made it a centerpiece of their agenda.

Abdul El-Sayed
Oct 18, 2022
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Why “Inflation” Is Really about Housing—and What Democrats Need to Do About It

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This article originally appeared in The New Republic.

Over the summer, Democratic legislative successes coupled with dropping gas prices worked to drive attention away from the precarity of the economy. Meanwhile, rage continued to seethe at the Supreme Court’s abrogation of reproductive rights. Signs were pointing in the right direction for Democrats h…

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