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New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani addresses the crowd at an event announcing expansions for free and affordable childcare programs in New York City and across the state of New York, held at the Flatbush Branch YMCA in New York City, on Jan. 8, 2026. (Jason Alpert-Wisnia/Hans Lucas /AFP/Getty Images/TNS)

Comment & Opinion, Opinion

September 1, 2026

What ‘affordability’ really means to working-class voters

By JOAN C. WILLIAMS and JARED ABBOTT Bloomberg Opinion

SAN FRANCISCO (TNS) — Democrats’ obsession with “affordability” is right on target, given th...

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