Unaffordable America
NBC News examines rising economic inequality in the U.S. and the policies that drive it.
INTERACTIVE
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Who can afford to get ahead in America? →
THE BIG PICTURE
America's wealth gap is growing, and Trump's policies are making it bigger →
CREDIT CARDS
How high-end credit card perks are hurting shoppers who pay in cash →
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Kirsten Luce for NBC News
MEDICAL BILLS
Hospital costs are rising far faster than inflation and drowning Americans in debt →
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Scott Dalton for NBC News
MOBILE HOMES
Bugs and black mold: What some mobile home park residents see after investors buy in →
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Houston Cofield for NBC News
BOWLING
Wall Street goes bowling for profits, driving up the price of a middle-class pastime→
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Chase Castor for NBC News
How Trump’s ‘big, beautiful bill’ changed America
How Trump’s ‘big, beautiful bill’ changed America →
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NBC News; Getty Images
How Trump's tax law boosts the wealthy and leaves behind some workers he promised to help →
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Zack Wittman and Saeed Rahbaran for NBC News
The families going hungry because of Trump’s food stamp cuts →
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Jesse Reiser for NBC News
Paralyzed at 7, she fought for the life she wanted. Medicaid cuts threaten to take it away. →
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Vanessa Valadez for NBC News
Families caring for disabled relatives face unthinkable choices as Medicaid cuts loom →
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Kyna Uwaeme for NBC News
New Medicaid work requirements prompt ‘extreme mass confusion’ in Nebraska →
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Allison Hess for NBC News
