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2024-12-30 00:16:16 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 3E79378AE402C752E29071A11168C56C1EF4980B824968582153E3FCB6F139C5
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Original Note:
Misleading chart—the data compares a HUD measure of rents unadjusted for inflation to household incomes adjusted for inflation https://x.com/EconChrisClarke/status/1701418358133166229 Using better data, average rents have risen 238% since 1985 and median household incomes have risen 224% https://fred.stlouisfed.org/graph/?g=1Cvxu
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