DiscoverModern Age with Dan McCarthyEP. 023 - 50-Year Mortgages and the New American Dream
EP. 023 - 50-Year Mortgages and the New American Dream

EP. 023 - 50-Year Mortgages and the New American Dream

Update: 2025-11-13
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This week on Modern Age, Dan McCarthy breaks down the economic and cultural consequences of President Trump’s proposed 50-year mortgage and the broader housing crisis facing America.

From lifelong debt and falling birthrates to the decline of Jeffersonian ideals, Dan explores the deeper roots of the affordability crisis—and why today’s policy responses might do more harm than good.

Can conservatives offer a real path toward ownership, stability, and the American dream? Or are we locking the next generation into a lifetime of financial servitude?

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EP. 023 - 50-Year Mortgages and the New American Dream

EP. 023 - 50-Year Mortgages and the New American Dream

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