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WIBC 9AM-Noon Podcast

Dave Ramsey says there is no affordability crisis

WIBC 9AM-Noon Podcast

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4.61.2K Ratings

🗓️ 9 December 2025

⏱️ 4 minutes

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0:00.0

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0:03.5

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0:07.2

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0:08.8

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0:11.4

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0:13.5

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0:16.9

I don't know what planet Dave Ramsey's living on, but it is not Earth.

0:21.0

He was on Fox News and he was saying that Donald Trump's economy is lifting the middle class again.

0:26.7

And he went on to say that there is not an affordability crisis.

0:30.8

Traits are down and gas prices are down below $3 in most places.

0:35.0

The economy seems to be the people we're talking to are really not having

0:39.0

huge serious affordability problems. There's a lot of talking heads, a lot of squawking about that,

0:44.7

but most of that's political. Okay, I guess I'm a talking head, but I also shop at the grocery

0:51.0

store. I live a pretty middle- class existence. My wife and I both make

0:56.0

decent money, but by no means rich, I live in a 1,600 square foot ranch house on a third of an acre,

1:01.8

right? I drive a car that has no power locks or windows. I live a pretty, you know,

1:08.5

live a low life, right, in terms of I'm comfortable. I have a television, heat, air conditioning,

1:14.9

a house, and can provide for my family. But I'm not living the high life. And I will tell you,

1:19.5

it is a swift kick in the junk anytime you try to buy anything. And he sounds just totally out

1:25.2

of step with reality. Well, you have to keep in mind that Dave Ramsey completely owns his broadcast company,

1:31.0

and in 2018, his net worth was $55 million.

1:35.4

So you are living a different existence than he is.

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