Americans are being squeezed from every direction, and the latest Fox News conversation made that plain: rising food and housing costs are forcing young people to sit on the sidelines of the American dream while politicians peddle utopian schemes. GOP lawmakers on Fox warned that this is not an accident but the predictable result of big-government policies that reward dependency and punish work. The clip highlighted how affordability has become a national emergency that deserves more than hollow sympathy from the other side.
When Rep. Mark Alford told viewers that young people simply “can’t afford” another monthly payment, he was speaking for millions who are watching paychecks evaporate under inflation and policy failure. Families are choosing between groceries and mortgage down payments while Washington debates feel-good experiments that add cost to everyday life. If we keep normalizing unaffordable credit and government giveaways, we will strand another generation without hope of homeownership or financial independence.
This is where the left’s flirtation with socialism becomes dangerous, not theoretical. Expanding government programs and central planning doesn’t fix affordability — it guarantees higher prices, longer lines, and less freedom. Conservatives must keep shouting that only free markets, fiscal responsibility, and energy independence will restore prosperity for working Americans.
Alford didn’t stop at economics; he demanded answers about a shocking national security vulnerability in his district. He has formally asked the Treasury Department and CFIUS for an immediate briefing and review after reports that a trailer park near Whiteman Air Force Base — home to our B-2 stealth bomber fleet — may have been purchased through shell companies tied to CCP affiliates. That kind of proximity to a critical installation is not a local property dispute; it is a potential intelligence issue that deserves the full attention of federal investigators.
Make no mistake: foreign ownership of land within a stone’s throw of one of our nuclear-capable bases is unacceptable, whether it happened by oversight or design. Congressman Alford’s demand for transparency and a rapid CFIUS review is exactly the muscle-check Washington needs after years of lax scrutiny. If the Biden administration allowed this to slip through, voters deserve to know who in the bureaucracy dropped the ball and why.
Patriots should be thankful there are members of Congress willing to fight for both economic sanity and national security, but gratitude isn’t enough. We need policy changes that shrink the intrusive state, cut the red tape that chokes housing supply, stop reckless government spending that fuels inflation, and tighten review of foreign investments near our bases. Those are not fringe ideas; they are common-sense remedies to return America to a place where hard work still pays off.
Now is the time for voters to stand with lawmakers who defend American liberty and demand accountability from those who enabled this mess. Push your representatives to support real solutions — lower taxes, smarter trade, secure borders, and a robust CFIUS that protects our homeland. If we want to preserve the nation built by our parents and grandparents, we must choose strength over complacency and freedom over socialist fantasy.
