We’re pulling back the curtain on inflation this week… and it’s getting ugly. The middle class is getting wiped out.
And that’s not just an opinion. It’s all in the data. Today I’ve got two tables for you that spell it all out, clear as day.

This table tracks the median price of a new car, ten gallons of gas to put in that car, and five pounds of ground beef going back to 1940.
As we can see, it’s not a pretty picture. Costs have risen dramatically over every ten year period in modern history.
That said, we have to compare these costs to the median income to get a better feel for the story. And that’s what this next table does:

Here we’re tracking the median home price compared to median annual incomes going back to 1940.
And again, we can see that home prices have risen significantly over every ten year period. But incomes have too… so it’s that third line that we need to focus on. It shows us exactly what percentage of the median home the average guy’s salary can cover.
The median home costs $430,300 today. The median annual income is $74,580. That means the average person’s salary can only cover 17% of the median home price.
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