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DRAFT / IN PROGRESS — VERSION 1.01
Affordability
Everybody seems to throw around affordability. What is it? What causes it? How can things be made more affordable? More importantly, is it really worse now than in the past?
This four-page working draft is available for review while the full report continues to develop.
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- Texas Tribune affordability comparison, September 3, 2026
- Federal Reserve Bank of New York, Staff Report No. 1201, August 2026
- Yale Budget Lab tariff analysis, April 2, 2026
- Congressional Budget Office tariff findings, July 31, 2026
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Version 1.01: Initial Affordability draft posted for review. Future versions will list substantive additions, corrected figures, and updated conclusions.
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