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National Women's Law Center
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NEW: Our new report looking at household spending between 2004 and 2024 found that lower-income households were spending nearly all of their pre-tax income on basic needs alone—things like food, housing, health care and transportation.

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National Women's Law Center
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This report confirms what we've all been feeling lately: everything is more expensive, and our wages aren't keeping up. All while the rich keep getting richer, in part thanks to the massive tax cuts that Trump and Republicans in Congress handed to the billionaire class last year.

National Women's Law Center
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Poverty is a policy choice, and that has never been more clear than right now. Instead of making it easier for families to make ends meet, Congress and the White House chose to slash funding for programs that help people afford essentials. Read the full report:

bit.lySqueezing the Budget: Rising Costs, Income Inequality, and The Affordability Crisis - National Women's Law CenterThe cost of basic goods and services, such as housing, transportation, groceries, child care, and health care, have risen dramatically while worker’s pay has failed to keep up with prices, particularly for lower-income households. Households are increasingly spending more and more of their limited income to cover the cost of basic necessities. Every woman and family deserves to thrive, being able to comfortably pay for basic needs with their income while also investing in themselves and their futures through emergency savings, education, retirement, and homeownership. Addressing the affordability crisis requires multiple, intersecting, and robust solutions.