What Was 2016 Like in the US?

If you were born in 2016, you arrived in the year that broke the political consensus of the previous generation.

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Life in the US in 2016

President

Barack Obama

Gas (per gallon)

$2.14

Loaf of Bread

$1.99

Average House

$307,800

Weekly Wage

$843

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