Sovereign Credit, Affordability, and the Crisis Ratchet
In modern political debate, rising costs of living are usually blamed on markets. Housing is “unaffordable.” Healthcare is “broken.” Education ...
Monday, January 19, 2026
Tag: Affordability
One Big Beautiful Bill Act Complicates State Health Care Affordability Efforts
As Congress debates whether to extend the temporary federal subsidies that have helped millions of Americans buy health coverage, a ...
A ‘new era’ in the housing market is about to begin as affordability finally improves
Next year should mark a shift in the housing market after years of largely being frozen in place, according to ...
Solutions to the Affordability Crisis Will Not Come from Government
In the midst of significant weakness in the job market, liquidity issues in money markets, and increased scrutiny of certain ...
The Affordability Equation | Mises Institute
Lately, “affordability” has been the buzzword du jour driving political discourse. Essentials like food, housing, and healthcare cost more than ...
Trump Goes Full Biden, Insists No Inflation, Affordability a Con as Strained Consumers Know Better and Trump’s Polls Sink Further
Sometimes a picture, or in this case a video, is worth 1000 words. But unlike King Canute, who knew his ...
‘It didn’t have to be this way’ — Top economist warns affordability crisis will continue
Moody’s Analytics chief economist Mark Zandi lamented what could’ve been, if President Donald Trump hadn’t waged war on trade and ...
How to Actually Solve the Affordability Crisis
There are very few things that Americans agree on these days. After all, this is a massive country full of ...
Amid affordability crisis, Stanford economist argues for ‘temporary, targeted price controls’
Price controls are literally a textbook example of a policy that creates market inefficiency, but an economist sees some merit ...
43-year-old democratic socialist who’s never held elected office unseats Seattle Mayor in another win for affordability politics
First-term Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell conceded his reelection fight to progressive activist Katie Wilson on Thursday, handing another victory to ...
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