Issues in the 2024 election

[Anonymous]

For a moment, put aside whatever you think of the anticipated candidates for President and VP in the 2024 election. There are two visions for the country, one on the left and one on the right.
Which is the better vision?
try to answer that question without reverting to obvious attacks on the other side's candidate.

[Anonymous]

I don't even know what the vision on the right is other than they hate everything and are a bunch of weirdo nihilists.

[Anonymous]

Economy is all that will matter.

And how it shakes is going to be weird given the mixed signals:

inflation has come down, plenty of jobs/low unemployment, decent stock market....

...but people are really angry about housing affordability and high interest rates. Americans see home ownership as a marker of adulthood and the current unaffordability + rise in rents is making young people despondent. Even if they have a good job, they don't feel like the economy is working for them if they can't afford to buy a house or have kids.

It's a weird economy right now that is massively benefiting older asset owners at the expense of younger people.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:For a moment, put aside whatever you think of the anticipated candidates for President and VP in the 2024 election. There are two visions for the country, one on the left and one on the right.
Which is the better vision?
try to answer that question without reverting to obvious attacks on the other side's candidate.

What is the rights vision? Serious question because I couldn’t tell you want policies they want on most issues.

[Anonymous]

Economy is always the top issue.

The economy right now is as strong as it has been in the last 75 years.

Democracy is on the ballot as well as abortion.

Those three items are top of mind for most voters.

The trans stuff, CRT and all the other nonesense is just noise.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Economy is all that will matter.

And how it shakes is going to be weird given the mixed signals:

inflation has come down, plenty of jobs/low unemployment, decent stock market....

...but people are really angry about housing affordability and high interest rates. Americans see home ownership as a marker of adulthood and the current unaffordability + rise in rents is making young people despondent. Even if they have a good job, they don't feel like the economy is working for them if they can't afford to buy a house or have kids.

It's a weird economy right now that is massively benefiting older asset owners at the expense of younger people.

The left supports building more housing particularly in dense urban areas, providing federal money for housing affordability, relaxing zoning to accommodate more density; having more non-car mobility options so people are not tied to 5 figure annual costs over and above housing to get to work etc.

What are the right's plans for housing affordability?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Economy is all that will matter.

And how it shakes is going to be weird given the mixed signals:

inflation has come down, plenty of jobs/low unemployment, decent stock market....

...but people are really angry about housing affordability and high interest rates. Americans see home ownership as a marker of adulthood and the current unaffordability + rise in rents is making young people despondent. Even if they have a good job, they don't feel like the economy is working for them if they can't afford to buy a house or have kids.

It's a weird economy right now that is massively benefiting older asset owners at the expense of younger people.

The left supports building more housing particularly in dense urban areas, providing federal money for housing affordability, relaxing zoning to accommodate more density; having more non-car mobility options so people are not tied to 5 figure annual costs over and above housing to get to work etc.

What are the right's plans for housing affordability?

Why do you think millennials and gen z are any different from other generations? People want the same option to raise a family with a house that has a yard that their parents and grandparents had. Saying we need density means that things are on the downturn and they should lower expectations of being even as well of as their parents, not better off like every prior generation was raised to expect. ThHat's a tough sell

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Economy is all that will matter.

And how it shakes is going to be weird given the mixed signals:

inflation has come down, plenty of jobs/low unemployment, decent stock market....

...but people are really angry about housing affordability and high interest rates. Americans see home ownership as a marker of adulthood and the current unaffordability + rise in rents is making young people despondent. Even if they have a good job, they don't feel like the economy is working for them if they can't afford to buy a house or have kids.

It's a weird economy right now that is massively benefiting older asset owners at the expense of younger people.

The left supports building more housing particularly in dense urban areas, providing federal money for housing affordability, relaxing zoning to accommodate more density; having more non-car mobility options so people are not tied to 5 figure annual costs over and above housing to get to work etc.

What are the right's plans for housing affordability?

Why do you think millennials and gen z are any different from other generations? People want the same option to raise a family with a house that has a yard that their parents and grandparents had. Saying we need density means that things are on the downturn and they should lower expectations of being even as well of as their parents, not better off like every prior generation was raised to expect. ThHat's a tough sell

Who says everyone wants to live in a house with a yard and white picket fence? The land use in the US, particularly the suburbs, is the most inefficient possible. Car dependent, have to drive to schools even. The costs also include things like yard maintenance etc. For many people, having access to playgrounds and local woods like Rock Creek are far more valuable. The bigger point is that people should have options. The democrats support land use and transportation policies that give people those choices.

[Anonymous]

Abortion rights, believing in elections, and not wanting to get rid of Obamacare

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:For a moment, put aside whatever you think of the anticipated candidates for President and VP in the 2024 election. There are two visions for the country, one on the left and one on the right.
Which is the better vision?
try to answer that question without reverting to obvious attacks on the other side's candidate.

I don’t agree that those are the two visions for the country that the main parties represent. I think the choice is between the (far) left and dictatorship.

Personally, I tend to be conservative, but the current Republican party is NOT conservative. They are a cult whose only priority is to support Trump (as evident in the 2020 Republican platform- or lack thereof).

I am grateful that there are some issues I can support the Democrats on, but even if there weren’t, I would still vote a straight Democratic ticket. I’m voting to preserve the right to vote for issues in the future.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Economy is all that will matter.

And how it shakes is going to be weird given the mixed signals:

inflation has come down, plenty of jobs/low unemployment, decent stock market....

...but people are really angry about housing affordability and high interest rates. Americans see home ownership as a marker of adulthood and the current unaffordability + rise in rents is making young people despondent. Even if they have a good job, they don't feel like the economy is working for them if they can't afford to buy a house or have kids.

It's a weird economy right now that is massively benefiting older asset owners at the expense of younger people.

The left supports building more housing particularly in dense urban areas, providing federal money for housing affordability, relaxing zoning to accommodate more density; having more non-car mobility options so people are not tied to 5 figure annual costs over and above housing to get to work etc.

What are the right's plans for housing affordability?

Why do you think millennials and gen z are any different from other generations? People want the same option to raise a family with a house that has a yard that their parents and grandparents had. Saying we need density means that things are on the downturn and they should lower expectations of being even as well of as their parents, not better off like every prior generation was raised to expect. ThHat's a tough sell

Who says everyone wants to live in a house with a yard and white picket fence? The land use in the US, particularly the suburbs, is the most inefficient possible. Car dependent, have to drive to schools even. The costs also include things like yard maintenance etc. For many people, having access to playgrounds and local woods like Rock Creek are far more valuable. The bigger point is that people should have options. The democrats support land use and transportation policies that give people those choices.

I.e. most will only be able to afford to live in a smaller house than their parents and with less green space to raise their family and we'll pretend that's progress. We'll also pretend there are options because with enough money (i.e. more than most in gen z will be able to accumulate) you can have what your parents could easily afford. Where do I sign up to ring doorbells spreading such a hopeful platform?

[Anonymous]

Economy, which sucks right now.
Immigration, which is a disaster.
Foreign policy, which Biden has f'ed up royally.

Definitely the right has a better vision for the future.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Economy, which sucks right now.
Immigration, which is a disaster.
Foreign policy, which Biden has f'ed up royally.

Definitely the right has a better vision for the future.

You totally failed the assignment. “Try to answer that question without reverting to obvious attacks on the other side's candidate.” What’s Trump’s solution?

[Anonymous]

It won’t matter. Russia and China will decide our election.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2023/11/30/biden-foreign-disinformation-social-media-election-interference/

[Anonymous]

Abortion rights and affordable childcare are economic issues.