A Real Fix for the Affordability Crisis with Chris Griswold

A Real Fix for the Affordability Crisis with Chris Griswold

May 1, 2026 · 43 min

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Chris Griswold discusses the inadequacy of current solutions to the affordability crisis and the need to address its core drivers.

The affordability crisis has become Washington’s favorite talking point, but the solutions proposed so far won’t solve it. From capital gains tax cuts pitched as relief to renewed enthusiasm for Chinese investment as a growth strategy, many policymakers are circling the problem without addressing its core drivers: stagnant wages, distorted incentives in trade and industrial policy, and an economy that has stopped reliably producing gains for working Americans. Chris Griswold, policy director...

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