Now I Get It: Affordability is a Con

Now I Get It: Affordability is a Con

Affordability is just the Democrats’ latest excuse for giving out free stuff to their supporters, paid for by you and me.

Christopher Chantrill | May 4, 2026

For months, I’ve been a bit confused about “affordability,” the latest Democrat meme. Then, early last week, I read a piece about “affordability” and realized: “of course.” Affordability is just the Democrats’ latest excuse for giving out free stuff to their supporters, paid for by you and me. Even though I can’t find the article that I read, I wrote about “affordability” on my Substack.

If you look at the Congressional Progressive Caucus “New Affordability Agenda” you realize that Affordability is not just about free stuff, but something else. “Affordability” is about politicians trying to fix things they screwed up already. It’s a lame effort to paper over the failure of government programs. Let’s go........

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