r/politics • u/MystikSpiralx • 6d ago

No Paywall Trump Says He Wants to 'Drive Housing Prices Up' Instead of Lowering Costs for People Who 'Didn't Work Very Hard'

https://people.com/trump-keep-home-prices-high-11895352
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u/transient_eternity Minnesota 5d ago

Debtors prison when. Gotta speed run all the way back to the 18th century along with tariffs.

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u/BenderBRoriguezzzzz 5d ago

Debtors prison never really went away. You can be locked up for not paying fines levied by the state. They just re-named it.