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Many individuals can observe that prices for essential goods have stabilized, but this stabilization has not translated into a return to lower costs. The average household income may be at an all-time high, yet most households, particularly those at the median, still find themselves worse off in real terms compared to 2019. This disparity points to a growing gap where a small fraction of households elevates the average, while the rest falter in their financial standing.