Right now, the rising cost of living is the defining issue for families in America, regardless of their politics.
Families are feeling squeezed by how much it costs to fill up the gas tank, stock the fridge for a week, see a doctor, buy a house or pay rent, and run the A/C.
Today an average American family of four with marketplace insurance is in the red after paying for necessities – with more than $1000 less at the end of the month than they had 18 months ago.
The Kitchen Table Project is bringing people together from different backgrounds, perspectives, and skillsets to surface the best policy ideas that would bring down costs that families are dealing with daily. We’re doing three things:
Getting to the root of rising costs: We’re digging into what’s actually driving higher prices across the major buckets in a household budget. Understanding why costs are rising is the first step to bringing them down.
Developing and evaluating policy solutions: We’re working to find the best policy ideas across the board and develop new ones to tackle the costs that matter most to Americans.
Listening beyond Washington: We’re hearing directly from people across the country – across parties, regions, and backgrounds – about the costs they’re facing and the tradeoffs they’re making. And we’re using their feedback to inform our proposals.
