Access Denied: The Hill Blocks Reality of America's Economic Woes
While The Hill's article on the increasing time it takes to save for a down payment (now 7 years, double pre-pandemic) highlights a very real crisis for average Americans, the irony of their own page being inaccessible isn't lost on us. This mirrors a broader issue: mainstream outlets report on symptoms while often obscuring the underlying pathology. They might tell you homeownership is out of
reach, but rarely connect the dots to, say, the Federal Reserve's policies, unchecked corporate consolidation, or the trillions funneled into endless wars and 'defense' budgets while domestic infrastructure crumbles and wages stagnate. One might wonder if a similar 'access denied' filter exists for reporting on the $886 billion defense budget for 2024 (source: Department of Defense), a sum that
could arguably solve a few housing crises. Or the fact that congressional members, after taking millions in corporate PAC money (source: OpenSecrets.org for various industries), consistently vote against measures that would genuinely benefit first-time homebuyers. It's almost as if the system is designed to make you work longer, harder, and have less, while the real beneficiaries remain
conveniently off-screen.