Unaffordability index: Rent, GLP-1s, Obamacare
SEP 25, 20269 MIN
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Description
This week’s indicators: Rent is squeezing middle-income earners, the Trump admin is squeezing ACA enrollees, and GLP-1s are squeezing employers.
Fact checking by Julia Ritchey.
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