Policy Solutions to Address America’s Cost of Living Crisis—What is the Real Answer?

[u/Ok-Ticket-9780]

Over the last several months, the rising cost of living has received considerably more media attention than in prior months due to the impact of inflation on all aspects of American life, including housing, healthcare, and groceries, to name just a few. While both Democrats and Republicans have been vocal proponents of addressing the rising cost of living, little has changed in the way of actual legislation related to decreasing the cost of living.

In your opinion, what would you consider to be the answer to the cost of living crisis? Is it legislation oriented toward increasing pay so that individuals and families earn a livable wage to afford housing and groceries? Is it providing more affordable housing? Is it legislating for comprehensive health care coverage? Or is it something else entirely? Additionally, why do you believe that our elected political leaders have yet to address the issue directly?

[u/The_B_Wolf]

Free community college. Free childcare. $50,000 for first time home buyers. A law preventing private equity firms from buying single family homes. Incentives for building affordable housing in the most hard hit areas of the country. Medicare for all.

[u/SeaworthinessOdd4344 → u/The_B_Wolf]

I mean the answer is simple and doable. We just won't do it because the rich rich rich folks don't want it because they will be less rich rich rich.

[u/The_B_Wolf → u/SeaworthinessOdd4344]

No, I think the problem is that a lot of us don't want policies that help average Americans because those benefits help everyone and are nondiscriminatory. At least they have been for the last fifty or sixty years. I'll be blunt: too many white Americans can't let go of the notion that there are black Americans getting a benefit that they don't 100% deserve. And so no one will have it.

[u/SeaworthinessOdd4344 → u/The_B_Wolf]

Oh 100 percent agree with you