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Michelle Wu: “As housing costs go up, as childcare costs go up, as wages…”

Featuring: Michelle Wu, Democrat | Mayor of Boston | Massachusetts

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Published | Video Starts at 40:49

… it is very standard for people to be coming in needing help, who are working, who have two incomes in a household. And it is still, still not cutting it. As housing costs go up, as childcare costs go up, as wages don't keep up with inflation and tariff policy makes everything more expensive at the grocery store. It all compounds and compounds. And so food security is a place that we all need to focus. It affects every single person. (40:49–41:02)

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Asserts that rising costs and stagnant wages contribute to food insecurity.

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