Tag: Affordability Crisis
The Three Steps to Affordability
“Three things, I learned by speaking with campaign operatives, pollsters, economists, think-tank types, and a lot of teed-off voters from across the political spectrum. Stop making things worse. Provide immediate relief. Then do the hard work of getting the most important prices down.”
— Annie Lowrey
Trump Approval on Economy Gets Hammered
37%
A new CBS News/YouGov poll finds more than 61% of people say President Trump is making prices and inflation sound far more rosy than they actually are, with a further 45% saying they expect his policies to leave them financially worse off in 2026. Trump’s overall approval on the economy is just 37%.
Majority Are Having Challenges Buying Groceries
53%
A new NBC News Decision Desk survey shows that 53% of adults have changed their grocery-buying habits to stay within budget, while 55% have cut back on entertainment and “extras” so that they can afford life’s necessities.
Trump Schools Parents on Saving Money this Christmas — Though They Don’t Need to, of Course
“You can give up certain products. You could give up pencils. Because under the China policy, every child can get 37 pencils. They only need one or two. They don’t need that many. You always need steel. You don’t need 37 dolls for your daughter. Two or three is nice. So we’re doing things right.”
— Donald Trump, at a rally in Pennsylvania last night.
GOP Focused on 20 Million Obamacare Users, not 165 Million Insurance Buyers
“Rising Obamacare premiums are a political problem for Republicans. Rising premiums for workers who get health insurance from their employers could be an even bigger one,” Politico reports.
“Republicans in Congress are focused on finding a way to counteract an expected 26 percent rise in premiums for people who buy insurance through the Affordable Care Act, without extending government subsidies that make insurance more affordable.”
“What the GOP isn’t talking about: Nearly seven times as many Americans get health insurance through an employer as those who buy it individually. Those 165 million people are expected to see their premiums spike by up to 7 percent.”
