# How to Fix Washington's Affordability Crisis

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Podcast: [Cato Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/cato-podcast-516193)
Published: 2026-04-16T10:45:00+00:00
Episode link: https://www.cato.org/multimedia/cato-podcast/how-fix-washingtons-affordability-crisis
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## Resource

Consumer prices are up 28% in six years and inflation is accelerating again. Cato's Ryan Bourne, Jai Kedia, Colin Grabow, and Stephen Slivinski unpack Cato's new  Handbook on Affordability  and the macroeconomic and supply-side reforms that could actually help. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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