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On today’s&nbsp;<i>Capital Record</i>, David looks at the issue of housing affordability and&nbsp;walks through Rahm Emanuel’s new op-ed in the&nbsp;<i>Washington Post</i>&nbsp;whereby a confused explanation of the financial crisis is given, and even more confused solutions are offered to a problem Rahm mostly identifies correctly.&nbsp;Few subjects in the American economy touch more people than housing, and if housing has become unaffordable for too many, the one thing we really cannot afford is to get this subject wrong.

Show notes:<br>
<a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2025/08/07/housing-costs-young-men-democrats/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">What’s Really Depressing America’s Young Men</a>

Few subjects in the American economy touch more people than housing, and if housing has become unaffordable for too many, we cannot afford to get it wrong.{ai:summary}<p>David walks through Rahm Emanuel’s Washington Post op-ed on housing affordability, noting the problem is clear but the proposed solutions are muddled. </p><p>With housing touching many, a wrong turn would be costly. Show notes: What’s Really Depressing America’s Young Men. #economy</p>

Right Problem, Wrong Solution

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