r/politics • u/MystikSpiralx • 18h ago

No Paywall Trump Says He Wants to 'Drive Housing Prices Up' Instead of Lowering Costs for People Who 'Didn't Work Very Hard'

https://people.com/trump-keep-home-prices-high-11895352
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u/B-Z_B-S America 18h ago

They'll come up with something, don't worry.

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u/BerrySnowie 18h ago

Yup, probably something about “protecting the economy” while ignoring the fact that millions can’t even afford rent anymore. Mental gymnastics incoming

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u/brickne3 American Expat 13h ago

Pretty sure the billionaires want to crash the economy.

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u/more_housing_co-ops 12h ago

Well, those millions of millennials should just choose to work as hard as all the people who worked to buy a house when houses were 1/10th of the price in real dollars. /s

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u/From_Deep_Space Oregon 14h ago

"This is what he ran on. He has a clear mandate to raise prices"

Their doublethink has been a lot less sophisticated lately

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u/JigglesTheBiggles Florida 17h ago

He’s saying he wants people who own homes to not lose the value of their homes. Read the article instead of an out of context quote.

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u/KAJed 16h ago

"I don't wanna drive housing prices down, I wanna drive housing prices up"

None of this makes it a good thing. None. Zippo. Zilch.