Progressive Dems Unveil 'New Affordability Agenda,' and It's Just As Bad as You Might Think |
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Progressive Dems Unveil 'New Affordability Agenda,' and It's Just As Bad as You Might Think
If you think America is costly now, wait until — heaven forbid — voters give it over to people preaching “affordability.”
On Wednesday, the Congressional Progressive Caucus unveiled what it called its “New Affordability Agenda.” If it ever gets enacted, it’ll go down with “jumbo shrimp” and “open secret” in the great oxymorons of all time.
But don’t listen to the members of the caucus, who are pushing “affordability” as the buzzword for Democrats ahead of the midterms.
Their solutions? Make drug, oil, utility, and grocery companies pay more — and force all companies and taxpayers to provide freebies — under the unsupportable idea that none of these costs will be passed on to you.
“These bills tackle the biggest parts of most American’s budgets, making cheaper: prescription drugs, groceries, housing, utility bills, gas, and childcare,” a media release read. “New polling from Data for Progress shows every single proposal in the New Affordability Agenda is supported by the vast majority of Americans.”
Yes, well, so is........