• thanks_shakey_snake@lemmy.ca
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        1 year ago

        It’s not a single issue, though-- It’s many:

        • Inflation, especially cost of necessities (groceries, etc.)
        • Buying property is well out of reach for many people
        • Renting property is increasingly out of reach for many people
        • Stagnant or declining job markets
        • Interest rates and the cost of debt
        • (To a lesser extent) Carbon taxes and cost of energy

        And so on. Those problems are related in many ways, and well-summarized by the umbrella term “cost of living,” but I think it’s a mistake to think of it as a single issue… Both in general, and in the context of “single-issue elections.”