America is getting squeezed. That’s where the story begins.
Eric Eggers sat with David Zere on November 20, 2025, and laid it out in plain terms. Prices up. Wages stuck. Housing slipping out of reach. The American Dream now comes with a 50-year mortgage and a warning label.
He named the pressure points. Inflation. Immigration. Environmental rules. Regulations that make building almost impossible. And proposals that stretch debt across half a lifetime, just to make it look affordable.
“They’re clearly trying to tackle this affordability crisis. I don’t think the 50-year mortgage is the right way to go about it,” Eggers said.
“There are several forces shaping this [affordability crisis],” Egger continued. “One is the massive influx in immigration, and the other is environmental zoning and regulations, which can add hundreds of thousands of dollars to the average cost of a home in San Francisco. Environmental regulations add an average of $400,000 to the home’s cost.”
He pointed to taxes rising as paychecks stall. The government tries to fix the problem with subsidies and stimulus. But markets don’t bend that easily. They break.
“The Trump administration is worried,” Eggers said. “That’s why you see them floating [50-year mortgages], it’s why you see them trying to put pressure to lower interest rates again. They’re talking about stimulus checks. They’re talking about subsidies to lower insurance costs. They are even talking about collusion with the cattle ranchers.”
“They’re doing everything they can think of to try to impact how much everyday Americans pay daily.”
The conversation turned dark. Congressional stock trades. Lawmakers are using information that the public doesn’t get. Profiting while their constituents struggle.
Then came the scandal: “Arctic Frost.” Eggers said the Biden Administration allegedly accessed the phone records of GOP senators and conservative groups — a political chill with real consequences.
“It’s kind of like a Coen Brothers movie. There are victims, but the victims aren’t necessarily good guys. It’s a scandal. It’s the Biden Administration’s Watergate that they went and sought information on ten senators and hundreds of Republican linked entities.”
Eggers ended with a warning. GAI is still digging. And what they’re finding won’t stay buried. Economic pain. Immigration failures. Corruption at the top. These, he said, will define the next election.
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