Original article from The Atlantic

I won’t lie, this article sounds pretty bleak. Rising prices of home prices and rent, the cost of healthcare, and the dramatic increase in the cost of child care doesn’t look very good when you consider wages haven’t increased nearly as quickly. If you’re a millennial as well, as I am, it looks even more bleak as all of these things mean that we may have a very tough time accumulating wealth. I’m linking it anyways though, because I think it’s really an important read to understand these numbers. 

I also think that a lot of other issues that we are asking our politicians and candidates to deal with stem from income inequality and this affordability crisis. It’s not just about the inability to acquire wealth; the financial strain of barely being able to make ends meet is bad for so many families’ well-being and mental health. Unfortunately, not every candidate has really recognized this as a serious issue or has concrete solutions, except for the more progressive candidates and I’m not sure they’re even making the best case. My guess is that a lot of the things argued over in Congress and the rest of the political sphere stems from this. 

Andrew Yang actually put it best in the last debate, retorting Pete Buttigieg who was speaking about the importance of beating Trump.

We really need to remember this. It’s way too easy to get sucked into thinking that Trump and “Trump-ism” is the worst thing happening in America. The real issue may be a little deeper than that, and it affects pretty much every community. However, I digress. Check out the link above to read the article and see the numbers for yourself.