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However, voters are skeptical that either party has a solution to the cost of living.

www.dataforprogress.org/blog/2025/1/...
Bar chart of polling data from Data For Progress. Title: Voters Are Skeptical That Either Party Has a Solution to the Cost of Living. Description: Do you think each of the following does or does not have a solution for the cost of living? Donald Trump — Has a solution for cost of living: 37%, Don't know: 8%, Does not have a solution for cost of living: 55% The Democratic Party — Has a solution for cost of living: 36%, Don't know: 15%, Does not have a solution for cost of living: 49% The Republican Party — Has a solution for cost of living: 34%, Don't know: 11%, Does not have a solution for cost of living: 54% January 10–12, 2026 survey of 1,124 U.S. likely voters.
January 20, 2026 at 5:44 PM
Reposted by Catherine Fraser
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Seventy percent of voters say that lowering costs would help them more than raising their wages.

Grocery costs are the top expense voters would like to see lowered (40%), followed by housing (23%) and utilities (16%).

www.dataforprogress.org/blog/2025/1/...
Bar chart of polling data from Data For Progress. Title: Voters Prioritize Lowering Grocery and Housing Costs Over Other Expenses. Description: If you could lower the cost of just one monthly expense for your household, which would you pick? All likely voters — Groceries and household essentials: 40%, Housing, such as rent or a mortgage: 23%, Utilities: 16%, Health care: 11%, Debt payments: 8%, Transportation: 1%, Child care or elder care: 0%, Don't know: 1% January 10–12, 2026 survey of 1,124 U.S. likely voters.
January 20, 2026 at 5:44 PM
Reposted by Catherine Fraser
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I really want to see CDR tech mature. But the ways we make CDR bankable (carbon credits, VCMs, etc) are almost universally scams. IMO better to simply just pay for CDR out of the public balance sheet, as a kind of insurance against an uncertain FF phaseout timeline.
January 7, 2026 at 4:08 AM