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    “That’s very much a wage story,” Wadford said. “Since the beginning of the year, wages for lower-income households have continued to fall…while inflation continues to remain stubbornly high.” In 2025, 29% of lower-income households live paycheck to paycheck, up from 28.6% in 2023 and 27.1% in 2023.

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      remains stubbornly high

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      It was starting to go down under biden, but they wanted their little trade war.