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2023-09-11 17:17:40 UTC - MISINFORMED_OR_POTENTIALLY_MISLEADING

The graph claims both income and rent are adjusted for inflation, which is not true. The income line is adjusted for inflation, and the rent line isn't. That makes it look like rent went up a lot more than income, where in reality they went up by a similar amount. https://fred.stlouisfed.org/graph/?g=18It6

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• The graph claims both income and rent are adjusted for inflation, which is not true. The income line is adjusted for inflation, and the rent line isn't. That makes it look like rent went up a lot more than income, where in reality they went up by a similar amount. https://fred.stlouisfed.org/graph/?g=18It6