economy
March 10, 2026
It’s affordability, stupid
President Donald Trump inherited an economy sputtering from four years of the Biden administration’s economic strategy of overspending, overregulating, and a simple refusal to recognize that COVID-19 was over. He won in 2024 because voters still remember how the economy flourished during Trump’s first administration and didn’t want four more years of stunted-growth policies from Democrats.
TL;DR
- Voters chose Trump in 2024 based on his previous economic success, contrasting it with perceived Democratic overspending and overregulation.
- Current polls indicate public dissatisfaction with the president's economic agenda, particularly concerning affordability.
- The article posits that failing to address affordability could lead to political repercussions, including impeachment if Democrats regain control of the House.
- The inflation and affordability crisis are attributed to excessive money printing during the COVID-19 pandemic, leading to increased federal spending and low-interest rates.
- Proposed solutions like tariffs, credit card interest rate caps, and 50-year mortgages are deemed ineffective, with tariffs being particularly criticized for harming economic growth.
- Deregulation, freeing federal lands for housing, and cutting government spending are suggested as effective measures to combat the affordability crisis.
- The upcoming November elections will be decided by which party presents a credible plan to address affordability, with Virginia's recent election cited as an example of Democrats winning on an affordability message but then legislating inflationary policies.
- Conservatives are urged to unite behind a proven affordability agenda focused on the free market rather than government intervention.
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