It is inaccurate for anyone to claim that state spending in the House budget is failing to keep pace with population growth and inflation. In fact, even after accounting for the correction of past deferrals, state spending in HB 1 is increasing faster than estimated population growth and inflation. Spending in all areas other than public education is increasing by over 13 percent, five percentage points higher than inflation and population growth are prognosticated to be.
Family
What George Bailey Understood About Housing and Families
In It’s a Wonderful Life, George Bailey’s great ambition is not wealth or status. It is something far more ordinary and far more powerful: the ability for working families to afford a home, put down roots, and build a future together. Bedford Falls thrives not because of grand social programs, but because ordinary people can buy modest homes...
December 17, 2025