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Scott Horsley

Inflation may be easing — but low-income people are still paying the steepest prices

The soaring costs of basic necessities such as food and housing are disproportionately hitting people with lower incomes. Here, a house is available for rent in Los Angeles on March 15. (Mario Tama / Getty Images)

Updated May 11, 2022 at 8:37 AM ET

Four-dollar gasoline and five-dollar hamburger are putting a squeeze on Tanya Byron's pocketbook. But it's the rent that really stings.

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