The news media tells us about all sorts of important stuff, like Russiagate and rich kids cheating into college, but not as much attention is given to far less important things, like how will the working class keep a roof over their heads?

Back in early 2014, Secretary of HUD Shaun Donovan issued a warning that rocked Washington.

The consumer inflation index rose only 0.2% last month and everyone breathed a sigh of relief because of it. However, a cursory look behind the numbers showed real problems with two of the largest spending items.

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