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Wed, 25/09/2024 - 06:30
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Wed, 25/09/2024 - 06:30
Ben Wikler, the head of the Wisconsin Democratic Party tweeted this this morning: Vice President Harris joined Wisconsin Public Radio and talked about what she’d do as president: * affordable housing* water quality* reproductive rights … and more. Everyone should know what she said:  Okay, let’s dig into the Harris interview with Kate Archer Kent of “Wisconsin Today” on @WPR. (above) The first question in the @KamalaHarris interview on Wisconsin Public Radio was on a topic on *many* voters’ minds: Wisconsin’s shortage of affordable housing.  Wisconsin Today (WT) to VP Harris: “The medium home price in our state has jumped by 41% since September of 2020. You proposed up to $25,000 in down payment assistance for first time homebuyers. What would it take to be eligible for that type of assistance?”  Harris answered directly: to qualify for the $25,000 in down payment assistance, you just have to be a first-time homebuyer.Again. Buying your first home? $25,000 in down payment assistance.This will change a lot of lives. This will help more folks buy homes—which, naturally, will increase demand. So the other part of the equation is increasing supply.  That’s the other part of her plan: “work with the private sector and home builders to create incentives for them to build three million new homes by the end of my first term.” KH: “But let me just back up for a moment. Look, I grew up a middle-class kid. My mother worked long days, she worked weekends, and she was able to…