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Trump's Energy War Causes Affordability Crisis For Millions of Working Americans - FIVE MINUTE NEWS
The cost of living crisis is often discussed as a matter of inflation, wages, and consumer prices. But beneath rising grocery bills, unaffordable housing, and volatile fuel prices lies a deeper and more structural problem: the world is also facing an energy crisis. These two crises are inseparable.
The way societies produce, distribute, and consume energy now shapes the affordability of nearly every essential good, from food and transportation to electricity and housing. - 05/21/2026.