THE WASHINGTON POST: Why everyone is talking about ‘affordability’ now

Affordability has become the dominant political and economic term as it captures the disconnect between rising costs for essentials like housing and healthcare and stagnant incomes, unlike inflation metrics which do not reflect these lived experiences. This shift in language correlates with recent electoral victories for politicians who campaigned on this issue and represents a strategic pivot by Democrats away from traditional job-centric messaging toward addressing direct financial pressures on voters.

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