Using data from the Common Sense Institute, this map shows the share of income a median U.S. family of four has left after paying for housing, food, childcare, insurance, and taxes.
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Using data from the Common Sense Institute, this map shows the share of income a median U.S. family of four has left after paying for housing, food, childcare, insurance, and taxes.
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The real story here isn't just geography, it's how much of our income is eaten up by the basics. When a median family only keeps 20-30% after essentials in many places, something's fundamentally broken with cost of living vs wages.