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While average household income has grown by just 14% since 1980, essential living costs—taxes, utilities, gasoline, food, and education—have risen sharply, disproportionately impacting individuals’ financial health. To place this in perspective, the costs of education have soared from an average of $2,200 to over $17,000 today, highlighting the unsustainable trajectory many Canadians find themselves on.