Mainstream Media 'Discovers' American Affordability Crisis
The Financial Times , in an article featuring Mechele Dickerson, laments the vanishing American middle class, blaming 'sluggish wage growth' and 'housing policy,' as if these are isolated phenomena. It's a neat trick, discussing economic strain without once touching on the annual, often escalating, military industrial complex gravy train that costs U.S. taxpayers billions. For instance, the U.S.
provides over $3.8 billion annually in military aid to Israel, mandated by a 10-year agreement , with calls for emergency increases often passing unchallenged. One might wonder if America's affordability crisis would look different if those billions were invested in domestic housing, infrastructure, or even, dare we say, actual wage growth for its own citizens. But alas, that might distract from
the real 'affordability' crisis: the affordability of influence, where lobby groups like AIPAC pour millions into political campaigns , ensuring priorities remain, shall we say, offshore. It's almost as if the solutions aren't just 'policy' but a fundamental shift in where the nation's immense wealth is actually directed.