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increasing stock does not mean prices will magically go down and cool the inflation
living wages, pushing for fixed mortgage rates, pushing for nondiscriminatory banking policies nationwide, increasing the education budget are things that do that
increasing the number of overpriced houses instead of fighting for the people to have living wages is not helping
and all these homes would require the roads to be torn up and repiped
where is that budget? is places like Flint going to finally get the nonlead pipes?
logistics were not expanded on in the article
what about the already over stressed water table here in the US?
impact studies seem to be a thing of the past when it comes to new construction
even the article linked in the article mentions nothing about anything that would actually go towards solving the issues at hand
https://apnews.com/article/harris-economy-taxes-homes-food-prices-insurance-e1ad3f26f2ce8e6cb365a4ffe2ca3e6b
and in this statement
Biden and Harris has been doing steep tariffs that amount to more the citizens have to pay for goods
https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2024/05/14/fact-sheet-president-biden-takes-action-to-protect-american-workers-and-businesses-from-chinas-unfair-trade-practices/
every election cycle makes it more obvious that neither party have our interests at heart
Wealth tax is the answer to "where will the money come from"
I appreciate the optimism, but who is going to pass a wealth tax?
The American public?
Lol
Actually, it does.
All of which are also in policy proposal
To be offset by additional tax base.
Flint is covered by the Infrastructure Act
Flint needed help a decade ago and still does
https://www.britannica.com/event/Flint-water-crisis
https://truthout.org/articles/the-2024-presidential-election-may-slow-plans-to-replace-lead-pipes/
The Infrastructure Act has provision for eliminating iron piping from US city water supply. It was passed a year ago. In a place as big as Flint, it's a big F'n job. It took years to put in the system and it will take years to replace it. I'm sure Big Gretch has eyes on.
Why would you want to do that? Lead is the problem not iron.
just like raising the minimum wage was talked about a decade ago too
both parties are paid too much by the MegaCorps to pass anything that would help
The Infrastructure Act is done. The money is allocated. Thanks Joe.