Congressman Max Miller Discusses the Affordability Issue and How Congress is Addressing the Problem Young MAGA is asking questions. President Trump campaigned on the affordability for those under the age of 40 to be able to buy a car, buy a home, higher wages, bringing American jobs back - the America First agenda. Congressman Max Miller of Ohio's 7th Congressional District is aware of these concerns and is addressing them with his work in Congress. The current typical age of a first-time homebuyer is 39 years of age. That is to have a 20% down payment, good work history, with high wage income. The American Dream is slipping away for those 40 and younger, and they know it. The Biden era runaway spending and skyrocketing inflation is still with us, and President Trump is trying multiple approaches to slay that dragon. To assess the cost of inflation in real terms, $40,000 in 2020 had lost 18% of its value in three years by 2023. In other words, what would cost $40,000 in 2020 would now cost you $47,092 in 2023 That is a decrease of 18% value of your money. From 2018 to 2023, there was a 21% devalue. What was $40,000 in 2018 would have to be $48,514 in 2023. President Trump is right in that inflation has slowed or leveled off, but the real problem is that wages have not increased, and for many that were receiving government subsidies through the COVID years, both employers and employees and everybody in between, that funding ended a year and a half ago. It is now a dollar-for-dollar proposition with the dollar in your pocket being far less in value than it was before the outrageous inflationary spending over the last five years. It's a race against time to turn around the economy. The concern is that if this is not turned around in time, the younger generation that cannot buy a car or a home, and are barely getting by, will choose socialism and vote for it at the polls. It will take time to turn around the U.S. economy, one that is not funded by government subsidy, but rather by the ingenuity and workforce of the American people. But, key policy decisions on the federal level will have profound bearing on how this all shakes out. As one young patriot recently told me, the national debt is now $39 trillion and counting. It was $34 trillion when President Trump was sworn into office for his second term. This is a bipartisan problem. Congressman Miller is aware of the problem and is working to tackle the issue. Tune in to News in Focus and tell a friend. Take time to listen to the 20-minute interview.
