Affordability is not a talking point — it’s a lived reality.

In this episode of The Quiet Loud, DeAntony Collins breaks down why affordability has become the central issue facing Americans — from healthcare costs and expiring ACA subsidies, to tariffs, housing pressure, immigration enforcement, and foreign policy choices that ripple straight into household budgets.

We begin with a striking visual contrast: Donald Trump campaigning in 2024 on affordability — and then, in 2025, dismissing it as a “hoax.” That contradiction isn’t rhetorical. It’s policy. And the consequences are showing up everywhere.

This episode connects the dots between:
• Rising healthcare premiums
• GOP resistance to ACA subsidy extensions
• Tariffs functioning as hidden taxes
• ICE enforcement destabilizing local economies
• Voters signaling change in special elections
• Why Democrats must stay disciplined, united, and focused heading into the midterms

This isn’t outrage. It’s clarity.

Be loud in your listening. Be real in your truth.
— DeAntony Collins, The Quiet Loud