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NYC’s mayor dropped one of those polished videos bragging about cutting red tape so affordable housing gets built faster, saying working people “can’t afford to wait.” Problem is people already feel completely crushed on rent, groceries, gas, everything, so the …
Except nothing about it is affordable. pic.twitter.com/SsaZPoEles — Rhetoric Facer 🇺🇸 (@John_Monahan) October 14, 2025 Obama said when the ACA passed every family would save $2,500. Since this lie the cost of healthcare has risen every year. There is absolutely …
by Martin Armstrong The Affordable Care Plan (Obamacare) was never affordable, admits the editorial board of the Washington Post. The same council that praised Obama’s “signature achievement” finally revealed what the American people so clearly experienced–healthcare costs rose. “The real …
The reality is that Obamacare is only affordable when it is heavily subsidized. The complete failure of the “Affordable” Care Act is why health insurance premiums have skyrocketed. That’s why I introduced a bill to completely—and responsibly—repeal Obamacare. Repeal the …
Renting is now significantly more affordable than buying a home — by one of the widest gaps ever recorded 🚨🚨 pic.twitter.com/B1kfQgxHpy — Barchart (@Barchart) September 17, 2025 sorry guys missed the source pic.twitter.com/QCqKJzY8qV — Darth Powell (@VladTheInflator) September 17, 2025 …
The housing market didn’t collapse. It was looted. The 2008 crash wasn’t a failure. It was a transfer. The Fed absorbed $2.7 trillion in toxic mortgage-backed securities from its bankster accomplices, dumped the fallout onto taxpayers, and called it stability. …
The world has changed in unimaginable ways from the time the oldest baby boomers were born in the late 1940s to the 21st-century birth dates of Gen Z. From the end of the Cold War and 9/11 to the advent …
My personal policy (family of 4 at the time) went from $305 per month, and a $1,500 deductible the year before ACA to $960/m with $6,500. Today, just wife and I, are at $1,600/m with $9,500 out of pocket. Yeah, …
Convenience stores across the country are saying sales are down 4.3% year over year and chips and cigarette sales in particular are taking a hit. And of course these items are discretionary and not necessary which is yet another economic …
by confoundedinterest17 Housing is simply unaffordable in many parts of the USA and world. Its the same all over the world. except Romania and Finland. The most unaffordble countries are Portugal, Canada, the USA, Switzerland, and the Czech Republic. The most affordable? Romania, Finland, …
by confoundedinterest17 No, its not 1903. Its 2025 and Dayton Ohio is the third most affordable city in the USA. Ohio, the cradle of American Presidents (McKinley, Grant, Taft, Benjamin Harrison, Hayes, Garfield, Harding), is also home to 4 of the …
by AdDisastrous7191 China’s #DeepSeek could represent the biggest threat to US equity markets as the company seems to have built a groundbreaking AI model at an extremely low price and w/o having access to cutting-edge chips, calling into question the utility of …
by confoundedinterest17 Some cities in the USA are simply unaffordable. The Visual Capitalist calls most unaffordable cities as least affordable. San Jose California and New York City are the two most unaffordable cities in the USA. According to household spending. On the flip side of …
84% of newly built and sold homes as of 2022 were all part of an HOA or Homeowners Association. This is a worrying trend because a lot of homebuyers don’t want to be a part of an HOA and many …
Buying starter homes is cheaper than it was last year, and you can thank mortgage rates for that. But while starter home prices themselves are more expensive than a year ago, the income needed to afford them fell when mortgage …
As of recent reports, more than 227,000 households in Canada are on waiting lists for social or affordable housing. This figure represents about 1.5% of all Canadian households. Many of these households have been waiting for two years or longer. …
Let’s dive into the affordability of median-priced homes in US metro areas. 2024 Affordability: More than 90% of metro markets (205 out of 221, or 93%) saw home price gains in the first quarter of 2024. The 30-year fixed mortgage rate ranged from 6.60% …
Somehow we need to make this more affordable. We can't count on Elon alone to keep producing children. pic.twitter.com/nuPAzFqRMt — Wall Street Mav (@WallStreetMav) June 26, 2024 According to a recent NerdWallet survey conducted by The Harris Poll, here are …
"There's no longer such a thing as affordable" "Nothing is going to be affordable, especially houses" "If you cannot afford a house today, you're never going to be able to afford it tomorrow" "By the time home prices come down …
https://twitter.com/GayBearRes/status/1784681285287305318 In Seattle and across the country, nonprofits that operate low-income housing face a skyrocketing balance of unpaid rent. In the Seattle area, the total rent debt across all tenants is estimated at $170 million, according to the National Equity …
Michigan is home to the nation’s “most affordable” community to buy real estate when evaluating ZIP codes with 10,000 or more people. The 48505 ZIP code, located in Flint, has a median home price of $27,703, according to real-estate marketplace …
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by Mike Shedlock More of This for More of That The GOP House Ways and Means Committee supports expanding child tax credits and an affordable housing expansion. In return, Democrats will allows the GOP to extend immediate 100% depreciation of …
Over the last 3 years, 1 out of every 10 affordable NYC apartments vanished. Where did they go?
Economic inequality worsens in the U.S. as the top 1% amass more wealth. Housing affordability declines. The 1% are crushing it 👇 pic.twitter.com/0Wfsj4EbR6 — Win Smart, CFA (@WinfieldSmart) December 14, 2023 Housing is less affordable for both renters and buyers …
While you are distracted with petty daily infightings, this has been silently underway. You will own nothing and be happy… via businessinsider: The housing market is so unaffordable that only three extreme scenarios would return it to pre-pandemic affordability. US …
This century meaning since 2000. The early 80s were, according to most housing affordability metrics, worse than this. — Lance Lambert (@NewsLambert) September 27, 2023 Homes ‘unaffordable’ in 99% of nation for average American… The typical American cannot afford to …
via cityandstateny: Mayor Eric Adams’ administration is doubling down on its message to asylum-seekers at the southern border who might be thinking of coming to New York City: You’re better off going somewhere else. That message is being delivered in …
