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Pinching pennies, casting ballots: a midterms dispatch from the Midwest
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The Midwest used to be known as an affordable place to live. Lately, though, many people there are having a hard time making ends meet. In this episode of The Sunday Story, Holly Edgell and Daniel Wheaton from NPR’s Midwest Newsroom bring us the voices of Midwesterners. We hear about how people in the region are struggling financially, and how the affordability crisis is impacting their votes in the midterms. You can hear more of the “Costly” series here Support public media with NPR+ and enjoy perks for over 25 podcasts like this one. This show’s perks i...
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I'm Ayesha Roscoe, and this is the Sunday Story from Up First. Politicians are saying it. We have an affordability crisis in this country. The affordability crisis literally feels like drowning in costs.
Voters are saying it. The affordability crisis that Americans across the country are dealing with. People can't afford a rent. People can't afford gas.
This election cycle, the word affordability has most definitely entered the chat. Polls show the cost of living is on people's minds as they consider their choices in the midterm elections just a week away. And in the Midwest, an area of the country that has traditionally been one of the most affordable places to live, voters are feeling stretched thin. I mean, I am doing independent contract work as tutoring and pet sitting just to help make extra money to pay for gas in my car.
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