The Monstrous Share of Housing in the Household Budget

Analyzing the Bureau of Labor Statistics' Consumer Expenditure Report since 1984

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American households are better off today than when the US government first started measuring their finances in detail in 1984. Tallied in 2021 dollars, after-tax annual incomes are $16,000 higher…