Unaffordable America

NBC News examines rising economic inequality in the U.S. and the policies that drive it.

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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 →

TAX SEASON

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

FOOD STAMPS

The families going hungry because of Trump’s food stamp cuts

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Jesse Reiser for NBC News

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 →