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Changing Narratives on Family Affordability with Angela Rachidi

Archbridge Institute

May 12, 2023

On this episode of The Archbridge Podcast, co-hosts Ben Wilterdink and Clay Routledge invite AEI’s Angela Rachidi to discuss her recent report, The Evidence on Family Affordability. Rachidi’s report found that, contrary to conventional wisdom, it has not become much more difficult to afford a family on a middle-class income, and that changes in family structure over the past half century can not be traced back to economic changes. These themes are explored in the context of expanding human flourishing and promoting family life in America.

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