Final data just released last week counters the lying narrative of the Trump administration:
"...the pace of price hikes remained stubborn in September and consumer spending waned after a summer splurge."
#TrumpEconomy #Inflation #Affordability #AffordabilityCrisis
https://www.cnn.com/2025/12/05/economy/us-pce-consumer-spending-inflation-september
"The non-partisan Tax Foundation: 'The Trump tariffs are the largest US tax increase as a percent of GDP in over 30 years.'”
~ Ron Filipkowski
#Trump #tariffs #economy #affordability #ApprovalRating #EconomicElites #TaxCuts
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https://www.meidasplus.com/p/today-in-politics-bulletin-269-121225
We talked with Chris about the #Miami mayoral #earthquake, #affordability, and #MAGA hemorrhaging. In his book and on Amped Up, you could find a political roadmap for Dems; moral clarity, mental toughness, clear messaging. The leadership we had with Bobby, LBJ, and other “take no sh*t Democrats” of the era. The kind desperately needed in leadership today.
https://www.blueamp.co/p/how-america-could-have-prevented #news #politics #media #press #tv #tech #us #usa #russia #nato #ukraine #america #unitedstates #culture #economy #ai #eu #europe #venezuela #trump #gop #donaldtrump
A box of cheap wine, a dozen eggs, a gallon of milk, and two small battery packs set me back almost $75 at Safeway. #inflation #affordability
"If you really, truly, deeply believed that Trump would lower prices quickly? I’m sorry. You’re an idiot."
~ Michael Tomasky
The truth is, it never was about the economy for a majority of Trump voters. Truth is, they knew exactly whom and what they were voting for. "The economy" was just a specious excuse. The racism and heterosexist male entitlement and immigrant bashing: that's what they wanted.
#Trump #MAGA #economy #affordability #EconomicElites #ballroom
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230+ Groups Call for National #Moratorium on New #DataCenters
Letter to #Congress Cites Massive #Energy and #Water Consumption, Ratepayer Turmoil
#FossilFuels #ClimateChange #pollution #genAI #GenerativeAI #electricity #affordability #DataCenter #USA #Health #Environment #EcoAction Committee of the #GreenParty
https://www.foodandwaterwatch.org/2025/12/08/230-groups-call-for-national-moratorium-on-new-data-centers/
Continue ACA premium tax credits for 2026 with a discharge petition.
"Representative Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) has launched a discharge petition to force Johnson to bring a bill to extend the credits to a vote."
#Healthcare #Affordability #Economics
https://heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/december-11-2025
"Roads will not be paved. Guard bases will close. Major projects will stop. ...and every NO vote will be to blame.
"Trump has been pressuring Indiana to redraw its Congressional map to eliminate any Democrats holding seats in the state. The deep red state had previously shot down the idea in its Senate, but has since revived the effort under threats from Trump."
Media ITE https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/roads-not-paved-gop-think-205357093.html
#Voting #USPolitics #Affordability
Meet the #Trump admin’s 12 — yes, that’s correct — TWELVE #billionaires
At a net worth of $390.6 billion—not including Trump—as of March, it’s the wealthiest White House in history.
While previous admins have included the ultrarich, the #wealth held by this group is larger than even the first Trump admin, previously the wealthiest in US history.
#BillionaireNation #plutocracy #aristocracy #elite #swamp #OutOfTouch #WealthGap #affordability #CostOfLiving
https://wapo.st/48OTPra
Protect Our People & Pockets. Jocelyn Benson's #affordability focus as candidate for #Governor of #Michigan
#TheContrarian #2026elections #JocelynBenson
https://contrarian.substack.com/p/protect-our-people-and-pockets
“It’s a bridge. It’s not the ultimate solution we’re looking for,” said Charlie Radman, a 4th-generation farmer who grows corn & soybeans on the land his family has owned near Randolph, Minnesota, since 1899. “What we really want to have is a little more certainty & not have to rely on these ad hoc payments.”
#Trump #Bailout #farmers #US #economy #tariffs #trade #affordability #CostOfLiving #recession #trumpcession
While rural areas remain conservative bastions, #farmers’ patience is wearing thin. Several of them described the #government #bailout, an echo of similar policies during Trump’s first term, as a welcome stopgap but one that will not solve the #agricultural industry’s problems.
#Trump #US #economy #tariffs #trade #affordability #CostOfLiving #recession #trumpcession
“Maybe this will all come out to be better at the end, but I can tell you right now, it certainly isn’t the case at the moment,” Stehly said.
#Trump announced Monday that his admin would distribute $12 billion in 1-time payments to #farmers, who have suffered from persistently low commodity prices, rising #costs & declining #sales after #China cut off all #agricultural purchases from the #US during the #trade war.
#Bailout #economy #tariffs #affordability #CostOfLiving #recession #trumpcession
#Farmers will get more money from #Trump.
When Trump promised new #tariffs while running for office, Gene Stehly worried that #trade disputes would jeopardize his international #sales of #corn, #soybeans & #wheat.
A little more than a year later, Stehly said his fears have become a reality, & Trump’s latest promise of #FederalAssistance is insufficient to cover #US farmers’ losses.
#economy #affordability #CostOfLiving #recession #trumpcession
https://apnews.com/article/trump-soybean-farmers-china-trade-tariffs-brazil-9663759ac3c9c7360bd5f23cb84180f0?utm_source=onesignal&utm_medium=push&utm_campaign=2025-12-11-Seeding+with+cash
The problem with saying "We'll just move to a nearby more affordable bedroom community and commute to our jobs" is that when everybody's doing it, pretty soon the nearby community isn't affordable, either.
#Housing #Affordability #Economy #Finance #Community #Sustainability
Satire aside, has this....thing....ever done something normal like pop down to the shops for some milk, or bread, or other things that humans consume?
#Republicans rejected a Democratic bill to extend the subsidies for 3 years & #Democrats rejected a Republican alternative that would have created new #health savings accounts — an unceremonious end to a monthslong effort by Democrats to prevent the COVID-19-era subsidies from expiring on Jan. 1.
#PublicHealth #Trump #law #policy #insurance #HealthyIfYoureWealthy #affordability #CostOfLiving #Senate #HealthCare #AffordableCareAct
#Senate rejects extension of #HealthCare subsidies as costs are set to rise for millions of Americans
The Senate Thursday rejected legislation to extend #AffordableCareAct tax credits, essentially guaranteeing that millions of Americans will see a steep rise in #costs at the beginning of the year.
#PublicHealth #Trump #law #policy #insurance #HealthyIfYoureWealthy #affordability #CostOfLiving
https://apnews.com/article/health-care-vote-affordable-care-act-obamacare-6ffc1ea9f878c6b3da995589ef8a012c?utm_source=onesignal&utm_medium=push&utm_campaign=2025-12-11-Breaking+News
