Robert Reich

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Trump’s ass-backward “affordability” agenda

Here’s a REAL affordability agenda

Robert Reich
Jan 13, 2026
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Friends,

The latest gauge on inflation, released this morning, showed prices increasing 2.7 percent in December compared with the same period a year ago. Food prices were up 3.1 percent. (Reminder: Trump was elected on two issues: bringing prices down, especially food, and avoiding foreign entanglements.)

Today, Trump traveled to Detroit to deliver an add…

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