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Cato Weekly Podcast • December 9, 2022 

# Government Impediments to Lower Cost of Living 

Higher salaries are great, but the cost of living impacts quality of life every bit as much. In her chapter in Cato’s new *[Empowering the New American Worker](https://www.cato.org/empowering-new-american-worker)* book, Gabriella Beaumont-Smith details the myriad ways basic goods cost more than they should.

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##### [Gabriella Beaumont-Smith](/people/gabriella-beaumont-smith)

Former Policy Analyst

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##### [Caleb O. Brown](/people/caleb-o-brown)

Former Director of Multimedia, Host and Executive Producer, *Cato Daily Podcast*, Cato Institute