<description>&lt;p&gt;Last week on Fox News it became more apparent that the MAGA Titanic is gliding straight into an iceberg and the only passengers with lifeboats aren’t even on the ship - they are hovering above it in climate-controlled spacecraft fueled by the cuts to U.S. foreign aid meant for starving children.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Meanwhile their glorious leader tells them that the impending disaster is a Democratic hoax designed by his enemies to make him and the greatest political movement in the history of this country look bad.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;By the end of the month nearly 24 million Americans will see sharp rises in their &lt;a target="_blank" href="https://www.cbpp.org/research/health/health-insurance-premium-spikes-imminent-as-tax-credit-enhancements-set-to-expire#:~:text=and%20Elizabeth%20Zhang-,Health%20Insurance%20Premium%20Spikes%20Imminent%20as%20Tax%20Credit%20Enhancements%20Set,will%20be%20underway%20November%201."&gt;healthcare premiums&lt;/a&gt;, while the cost &lt;a target="_blank" href="http://www.ers.usda.gov/data-products/food-price-outlook/summary-findings"&gt;groceries&lt;/a&gt;,&lt;a target="_blank" href="https://www.wri.org/insights/whats-driving-us-electricity-prices"&gt; electricity&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a target="_blank" href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/insurance-for-homeowners-premium-rates/"&gt;insurance&lt;/a&gt;, and &lt;a target="_blank" href="https://www.census.gov/newsroom/press-releases/2025/acs-1-year-estimates.html"&gt;housing &lt;/a&gt;continue to rise.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;About 7-8 million Americans enrolled in the &lt;a target="_blank" href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/what-the-end-of-a-biden-era-student-loan-program-means-for-borrowers"&gt;SAVE student loan income&lt;/a&gt; repayment plan will also face higher monthly payments. Credit card balances &lt;a target="_blank" href="https://www.newyorkfed.org/microeconomics/hhdc"&gt;have increased &lt;/a&gt;along with unemployment while the wannabe king promises everything will work out in two weeks, the next quarter or sometime next year.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;As Trump’s poll numbers plummeted and Democrats won elections all over the country Fox News continued to churn out the propaganda and spin.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit &lt;a href="https://decodingfoxnews.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&amp;#38;utm_campaign=CTA_2"&gt;decodingfoxnews.substack.com/subscribe&lt;/a&gt;</description>

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Podcast #193 - The MAGA Titanic is About to Hit the Affordability Iceberg

DEC 17, 202547 MIN
Decoding Fox News

Podcast #193 - The MAGA Titanic is About to Hit the Affordability Iceberg

DEC 17, 202547 MIN

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<p>Last week on Fox News it became more apparent that the MAGA Titanic is gliding straight into an iceberg and the only passengers with lifeboats aren’t even on the ship - they are hovering above it in climate-controlled spacecraft fueled by the cuts to U.S. foreign aid meant for starving children.</p><p>Meanwhile their glorious leader tells them that the impending disaster is a Democratic hoax designed by his enemies to make him and the greatest political movement in the history of this country look bad.</p><p>By the end of the month nearly 24 million Americans will see sharp rises in their <a target="_blank" href="https://www.cbpp.org/research/health/health-insurance-premium-spikes-imminent-as-tax-credit-enhancements-set-to-expire#:~:text=and%20Elizabeth%20Zhang-,Health%20Insurance%20Premium%20Spikes%20Imminent%20as%20Tax%20Credit%20Enhancements%20Set,will%20be%20underway%20November%201.">healthcare premiums</a>, while the cost <a target="_blank" href="http://www.ers.usda.gov/data-products/food-price-outlook/summary-findings">groceries</a>,<a target="_blank" href="https://www.wri.org/insights/whats-driving-us-electricity-prices"> electricity</a>, <a target="_blank" href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/insurance-for-homeowners-premium-rates/">insurance</a>, and <a target="_blank" href="https://www.census.gov/newsroom/press-releases/2025/acs-1-year-estimates.html">housing </a>continue to rise.</p><p>About 7-8 million Americans enrolled in the <a target="_blank" href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/what-the-end-of-a-biden-era-student-loan-program-means-for-borrowers">SAVE student loan income</a> repayment plan will also face higher monthly payments. Credit card balances <a target="_blank" href="https://www.newyorkfed.org/microeconomics/hhdc">have increased </a>along with unemployment while the wannabe king promises everything will work out in two weeks, the next quarter or sometime next year.</p><p>As Trump’s poll numbers plummeted and Democrats won elections all over the country Fox News continued to churn out the propaganda and spin.</p> <br/><br/>This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://decodingfoxnews.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&#38;utm_campaign=CTA_2">decodingfoxnews.substack.com/subscribe</a>