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…For high taxes, low affordability Democrats are pointing the finger at Vermont Governor Phil Scott for the state’s climbing tax, housing, health care and affordability problems. At a recent press conference, he said the Legislature’s majority party should look at the three fingers pointed right back at them. In an exchange with Vermont Public reporter … Read more
Vermont is suffering from an early childcare availability crisis and an affordability crisis. We are suffering under crippling state taxes, particularly, but not limited to, property taxes. If you want to solve these issues, a hard NO vote on S.206 – An act relating to licensure of early childhood educators by the Office of Professional … Read more
Today, on the Morning Update, the left says “affordability” but then raises or expands taxes, regulations, and fees, and those two things are so very incompatible. Watch on the ‘Grok Rumble Channel if the embedded video does not load. Ep. 123 Links: Check Out More Morning Update Here! – Also available on Rumble, Instagram/Reels, and … Read more
Both political parties have been signaling their commitment to addressing the so-called affordability crisis. A recent report suggests that well-intentioned initiatives to increase minimum wages, while supported by a majority of voters, generally have a negative economic effect on those most in need. Good, old-fashioned economics explains why supply and demand do not bend to … Read more
Today, on the morning update, another dive into why Democrats can only make things more unaffordable, with examples, and some advice if you seriously think progressive politicians can make anything more affordable. Ep 98 Links: Check Out Other Episodes and All of Our Podcasts here! Check Out The Morning Update Here! – Also available on … Read more
The Virginia state elections were sold as proof of Republican mid-term doom. The psycho lefties ran on affordability, and voters swept them into power at all levels of state government. Threatening children couldn’t stop them. States like New York, California, and other Blue states, where nothing is affordable, were not a sufficient warning. So they … Read more
This week, on Right Side Up, State Representative Alison Despathy and I discuss how we can start fixing the Affordability Issue. Check out Other Episodes and Podcasts here! Check Out The Morning Update Here! – Also available on Rumble, Instagram/Reels, and Steve’s Substack. Follow ‘Grok on X – Rumble – Facebook – YouTube – Signal … Read more
Affordability is the new buzzword across the country, and many claim that it may be the defining issue in the 2026 midterm and 2028 general elections. Not since the Democrats could not define a woman has a simple word caused so much angst, primarily because many people cannot define the term, which I guess makes … Read more
As I reported, or perhaps opined, on this week’s edition of GrokTALK!, Democrats are talking about affordability around a mouthful of policy objectives that do the opposite. And as noted here, “A Democrat wouldn’t know affordability if it bit them in the ass. Not one thing they propose, have done, or might do makes life … Read more
This week on GrokTALK!, it’s more on the affordability narrative and one of the best examples, from sea to “rising” sea, why a Democrat (any Democrat) can only make our lives more unaffordable. “Tradition is not the worship of ashes, but the preservation of fire.” – Gustav Mahler Speakers’ opinions are their own and may not … Read more