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   and mortgage rates are already near record highs. The median first-time   
   buyer is almost 40, and researchers link rising housing costs to falling   
   birth rates.   
      
   Over the past two years, many states, including Arkansas, Colorado,   
   Indiana, Iowa, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, Pennsylvania,   
   Texas, and Wyoming have cut or capped property taxes. Voters in Arizona,   
   Florida, Georgia, and New Mexico also approved tax-relief measures in   
   2024, as AMAC has reported.   
      
   Meanwhile, blue states like New Jersey, Illinois, Connecticut, and New   
   York now carry some of the nation’s highest property-tax burdens, yet   
   give residents no way to place tax-limit measures directly on the   
   ballot. With no relief mechanism, the pressure has created sustained   
   outmigration.   
      
   The result in Austin should be a warning for Democrats and a sign of   
   opportunity for Republicans: when conservatives propose real solutions   
   to make life more affordable, voters are prone to abandon party loyalty   
   and vote for whatever – or whomever – will bring the most relief to   
   their aching wallets.   
      
   https://amac.us/newsline/politics/democrats-lose-big-on-affordability-in-   
   deep-blue-austin/   
      
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