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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=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. [/quote]

The left supports building more housing particularly in dense urban areas, providing federal money for housing affordability, [b]relaxing zoning to accommodate more density; having more non-car mobility options[/b] 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?[/quote]

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 [/quote]

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.[/quote]

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?  [/quote]

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