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Affordability crisis (n.) is a situation in which everyday necessities like housing, food and childcare cost more than ordinary incomes can cover.
Affordability crisis (n.) is a paycheck that arrives already spent.
At a December 2, 2025 Cabinet meeting, Trump said: "The word 'affordability' is a con job by the Democrats."
Affordability crisis (n.) is what a landlord calls "strong demand" and a renter calls a bidding war for a closet.
Affordability crisis (n.) is when the starter home becomes a forever apartment.
Trump also argued affordability should be a Republican theme: "It should be our word, not theirs."
Zohran Mamdani won New York City's 2025 mayoral race by relentlessly campaigning on the cost of living.
Affordability crisis (n.) is "I can't afford it" with enough syllables to fit on a podium.
Affordability crisis (n.) is the slogan that wins the election and becomes the winner's problem by lunch.
Affordability crisis (n.) is a hoax to whichever party is in power and an emergency to the one that isn't.