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TRUMP says affordability is a democratic myth issue . Is Braun not in step with his dear Leader TRUMP ?
Exactly
Did he start every statement with “President trump and I….” like his old campaing ads?
Democrats cannot point to a single state they dominate with a low cost of living – the ten most expensive are all Democratic strongholds. Within Indiana, look at Marion County as an example of what you get with Dem dominance – exceedingly poor public services, mediocre or worse schools, permissive attitude towards public disorder and criminality. What’s the selling point?
I think this framing mixes up correlation with cause. Democratic-led states and cities tend to be the places where people actually want to live — coastal ports, tech hubs, financial centers, university towns, cultural capitals. High housing costs follow high demand, not party affiliation. The same thing happens in London, Paris, Toronto, and Sydney — all expensive, all highly productive, all urban and diverse.
If Democratic leadership were “failing,” you wouldn’t see these places producing the bulk of America’s wealth. In fact, the states that vote Democratic generate about 70% of U.S. GDP, even though they have only about 57% of the population. They also subsidize red states through federal taxes — blue states pay in far more than they receive, while many Republican-led states are net beneficiaries.
As for cities like Indianapolis (Marion County): they carry the burden of being economic engines for their regions. They fund hospitals, trauma centers, homeless services, transit systems, courts, and universities that serve entire regions — including surrounding red counties — while also inheriting poverty, addiction, and mental-health crises that suburbs export but don’t pay for. Judging a city by crime or school scores without acknowledging that role is like blaming the ER for having sick people.
And if “Democratic governance” were really the problem, we wouldn’t see states like Minnesota, Massachusetts, Washington, Colorado, and California ranking near the top nationally in income, life expectancy, innovation, higher education, business creation, and health outcomes. They’re expensive because people and capital keep flowing there — not because they’re failing.
The real question isn’t red vs. blue — it’s whether we want places that generate opportunity, attract talent, and fund the country, or places that depend on them.
Like John said, you get what you pay for.
Cutting budgets is not a meaningful policy. It’s a just an easy to measure target.
The city that creates 80% of the states non-subsidized GDP is failing? All the failures you described are owned by the state legislature lol
Okay, buddy