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Unaffordable America
NBC News examines rising economic inequality in the U.S. and the policies that drive it.
FUNERALS
Even death is unaffordable in America now→
Ana Miminoshvili for NBC News
Ana Miminoshvili for NBC News
INTERACTIVE
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 →
CREDIT CARDS
How high-end credit card perks are hurting shoppers who pay in cash →
Kirsten Luce for NBC News
Kirsten Luce for NBC News
MEDICAL BILLS
Hospital costs are rising far faster than inflation and drowning Americans in debt →
Scott Dalton for NBC News
Scott Dalton for NBC News
MOBILE HOMES
Bugs and black mold: What some mobile home park residents see after investors buy in →
Houston Cofield for NBC News
Houston Cofield for NBC News
BOWLING
Wall Street goes bowling for profits, driving up the price of a middle-class pastime →
Chase Castor for NBC News
Chase Castor for NBC News
PLASMA
Middle-class Americans are selling their plasma to make ends meet→
Jesse Rieser for NBC News
Jesse Rieser for NBC News
VACATION
Summer vacations are shrinking as costs keep rising →
How Trump’s ‘big, beautiful bill’ changed America
The impact of Trump’s law, one year in →
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NBC News; Getty Images