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Elissa Slotkin: “In 10 to 15 years, you're going to be charged more for your…”

Featuring: Elissa Slotkin, Democratic | U.S. Senate, Michigan

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U.S. Senator Elissa Slotkin | #MPC26

Published | Video Starts at 04:12

We know that if we're not growing, we're shrinking. And if I think people don't quite understand that if we don't grow as a state, it's going to be hard to afford our infrastructure. In 10 to 15 years, you're going to be charged more for your utilities and your property taxes and everything than your mortgage. And so we got to get ahead of that. We need young families settling here. We need fewer of our kids to choose to go to places like Chicago or wherever Denver. (04:12–04:20)

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Asserts that in 10 to 15 years, utility and property tax costs will exceed mortgage costs in Michigan.

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