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The United States is facing an expanding gap between how much workers earn and how much they have to pay for housing. Workers have faced stagnant wages for the past 40 years. Yet the cost of rent has steadily increased during that time, with sharp increases of 14% to 40% over the past two years. More

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This content originally appeared on CounterPunch.org and was authored by Celine-Marie Pascale.

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