re: Affordability

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he constantly harps on how great we have it

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why don't you tell us in detail how tough your life is currently.

We'll give you some tips to make it better

Mass deportations are not happening
Foreigners are still taking most of the new jobs
National Debt still skyrocketing
Nothing good is happening

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Over the past 3 decades or so, the American people have been literally taught to be stupid, beginning with their first exposure in kindergarten. The American Teacher's Unions and similar communist sympathizers successfully put strategies in place discouraging critical thinking, intellectual analysis, etc. US students are taught what to think, not how to think. Fast-forward to 2026. Those educational products are now adults, some in their late 40s. They are better off in inflation-adjusted financial terms than in 2024, but the improvement is modest. Without the ability to critically analyze why things are the way that they are, those individuals rely on emotions and what they are told, just as they were trained in school. So they "feel" worse off because prices remain much higher than they were before Bidenflation surged costs through the roof. But there is no intellectual consideration or interest as to actual facts or derivation of affordability issues. As such, emotionality and feelings seem to guide those Americans straight back to the identical policies which led to the "affordability crisis" in the first place. It is a sad example of "Those who don't learn from history, are doomed to repeat it." It is also telling that such an attitude permeates posts even on this board.

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That’s a lot of sweeping conclusions built on very little evidence.

You’ve gone from “people are struggling with affordability” to “teachers spent 30 years teaching Americans not to think.” That’s a narrative, not an argument.

Whether someone is better off isn’t determined by a spreadsheet alone. If housing, insurance, childcare, and groceries have risen faster than what people feel they can comfortably absorb, it’s reasonable for them to say affordability is a problem. You don’t have to accuse millions of Americans of being intellectually defective just because they disagree with your political conclusions.

So Mold I guess you liked what Joe was doing.

This image shows that pretty much everything the government tries to make affordable goes up and everything they don’t touch gets less expensive.

The problem is government.

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I look at cars people drive today, and see what in the 1970s would have been unimaginable wealth. Is a $70,000 pickup ridiculous? Absolutely! But is a pickup with electric locks, windows, computer screens, wi-fi, powered tailgate, 3 cameras, etc ridiculous? Absolutely! Want the affordability of the 1970s, you'll need the sparcity of 1970's life. As of now, there is almost no demand for it. You couldn't sell a house, or vehicle with a 1970s spec today. But if you could, it'd be damn cheap. Instead of accumulating wealth, today's poeple are spending their greater wealth. And you see it al over, in the "luxury" branding of... everything. Even Taco Bell has a "luxe" box. Imagine seeling taco bell as a "luxury" faire.

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