Affordability Isn’t a Number—It’s People on the Edge of the American Dream
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A CNN reporter travels four U.S. cities to show the affordability crisis isn’t just data: surging rents, childcare costs, and stagnant wages are eroding the middle class and reshaping the American dream, with everyday families like Jolene, Phebie, and Mayra illustrating how structural forces—beyond numbers—leave people living on the edge and feeling unseen.
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