November 29, 2025
The ‘affordability crisis’ myth
By Jimmy Lee Tillman II
We hear it everywhere: housing affordability crisis, health care affordability crisis, childcare affordability crisis. The language is so common that we don’t stop to ask what it actually means — or what it conceals.
Here’s the problem: “affordability” isn’t a real thing you can fix. It’s a word that makes concrete problems disappear into fog.
The Language TrickCompare these two statements: “I can’t pay my rent because my wages haven’t kept up with costs.” “There is an affordability crisis.”
The first one is clear. You know what’s happening and why. The second one? All the critical details vanish. Who raised the costs? Why haven’t wages increased? What’s actually preventing people from getting what they need?
The word “affordability” erases these questions. And that’s useful if you want to look as though you’re solving problems without actually confronting what caused them.
Add “Crisis,” and Watch What Happensmore
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2025/11/the_affordability_crisis_myth.html
