Comments by "" (@ronjon7942) on "Kamala Harris' failed policies create a level playing field, says Arizona voter" video.
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Regarding unemployment stats for AZ being low at the moment, and suggesting it’s in any way related to biden econ policies…
Arizona is a bit of an anomaly right now. Our state has been Red for a long time, and has had a VERY favorable and friendly environment for business, specifically high tech. Very energy intensive tech, satisfied by plentiful cheap power provided by nuclear power - two words that are basically swear words to the far left socialists who would rip that out at their earliest opportunity. AZ also is geologically stable, predictable climate - if a bit warm, plenty of available land, and free from weather-related natural disasters - all excellent checkboxes for massive data centers, chip fabs, national defense companies, aircraft manufacturing, finance & insurance headquarters, and so on. NONE of this is a result of democrat policies.
In fact, just the opposite - failed democrat policies in California have resulted in a MASSIVE exodus of Californians to the Phoenix area, most, if not all, able to work remotely. Due to this and the aforementioned qualities, the unemployment rate is pushed artificially low, but this will change. Due to the failure of democrat fiscal policy AND the influx of people from California, rents are now sky high and home prices are even higher, more than DOUBLING since I moved to Tempe around five years ago. Perhaps you have seen the t-shirts stating “Don’t California my Arizona.”
Middle class folks simply cannot continue to afford rent, and certainly can’t afford a home, and the same holds true for younger couples and families just starting out, as salaries have stagnated. Salaries have not even kept pace with inflation, never mind not being even close to keeping up with the dramatic increases in rent and home prices.
I moved to Tempe in 2018-2019, and although I rented then, I looked at an average three-bedroom ranch, no basement, two-car garage, average suburban yard, right across the street, for $210,000. In 2022, it went for $560,000 and was on the market less than two weeks. And if this was like every other home buying story I heard, aggressive buyer pressure likely bid the asking price up another $20-$30,000.
This is not sustainable. Something is going to crack. So don’t be so glib about AZ’s present economic bubble being the result of any magical democrat economic policy, because it surely was not. Don’t forget that not very long ago - around fifteen years ago when we started vacationing to Arizona, that same $560,000 ranch was likely on the market for $50,000 or less, and couldn’t even have been given away.
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@TheArtofKelso Arizona is a bit of an anomaly right now. Our state has been Red for a long time, and has had a VERY favorable and friendly environment for business, specifically high tech. Very energy intensive tech, satisfied by plentiful cheap power provided by nuclear power - two words that are basically swear words to the far left socialists who would rip that out at their earliest opportunity. AZ also is geologically stable, predictable climate - if a bit warm, plenty of available land, and free from weather-related natural disasters - all excellent checkboxes for massive data centers, chip fabs, national defense companies, aircraft manufacturing, finance & insurance headquarters, and so on. NONE of this is a result of democrat policies.
In fact, just the opposite - failed democrat policies in California have resulted in a MASSIVE exodus of Californians to the Phoenix area, most, if not all, able to work remotely. Due to this and the aforementioned qualities, the unemployment rate is pushed artificially low, but this will change. Due to the failure of democrat fiscal policy AND the influx of people from California, rents are now sky high and home prices are even higher, more than DOUBLING since I moved to Tempe around five years ago. Perhaps you have seen the t-shirts stating “Don’t California my Arizona.”
Middle class folks simply cannot continue to afford rent, and certainly can’t afford a home, and the same holds true for younger couples and families just starting out, as salaries have stagnated. Salaries have not even kept pace with inflation, never mind not being even close to keeping up with the dramatic increases in rent and home prices.
I moved to Tempe in 2018-2019, and although I rented then, I looked at an average three-bedroom ranch, no basement, two-car garage, average suburban yard, right across the street, for $210,000. In 2022, it went for $560,000 and was on the market less than two weeks. And if this was like every other home buying story I heard, aggressive buyer pressure likely bid the asking price up another $20-$30,000.
This is not sustainable. Something is going to crack. So don’t be so glib about AZ’s present economic bubble being the result of any magical democrat economic policy, because it surely was not. Don’t forget that not very long ago - around fifteen years ago when we started vacationing to Arizona, that same $560,000 ranch was likely on the market for $50,000 or less, and couldn’t even have been given away.
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@TheArtofKelso Ya, there’s that. But perhaps we took that too far for fear of being called righteous in front of? Don’t misunderstand me, I’m not saying we should impose our Catholicity on anyone, or start a metaphorical Crusade to force others to believe as we do - God gave us a free will after all. Besides, I never said I was a ‘good’ Catholic; just hopefully a ‘good enough’ one :). And I’d be a hypocrite if I were to say everyone else must follow the Ten Commandments, especially since I’ve broken all of them.
I guess it’s just always been a bit tough to be a Catholic, and getting harder - just like it is for our other Christian brothers and sisters. If we’re not going to live our Faith outside of Mass on Sundays, we’re going to have a tough time carving out a slice of American society we want to thrive within. Or, in the case of myself, try to.
I’m sorry how my words could have been heard. If someone wants to be Catholic, Baptist, nondenominational, agnostic, atheist, or just doesn’t care - I’d fight for their right as an American to choose. But more and more often, we are being targeted for persecution by what I perceive as a socialist, marxist threat to our American way of life. It’s one thing for the Catholic population to vote, but just voting is no longer enough. The list of our American institutions that have been hijacked the far left socialist activists, INCLUDING the Democrat Party, is getting alarmingly long.
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