It’s no secret that affordability remains a top-of-mind issue for American taxpayers and consumers. Bizarrely, despite pledging to raise taxes and expand unaffordable programs, far-left politicians have enjoyed electoral success.In New York City, Mayor Zohran Mamdani is pushing sweeping new tax hikes. In Seattle, Mayor Katie Wilson is waving “bye” to businesses fleeing her state’s aggressive new tax increases. And in Washington, D.C., mayoral nominee Janeese Lewis George, a Democrat, will inherit a new tax on everyday goods, with the D.C. City Council dead set on passing a 20-cent tax hike on all third-party deliveries. Everything from diapers to Domino’s to DoorDash ordered by the more than 600,000 people who call D.C. home immediately gets more expensive if this tax increase is included in the city’s broader budget bill. Brianne Nadeau, outgoing Ward 1 City Councilor and one of the City Council’s more progressive members, has been one of the measure’s biggest proponents. Nadeau has downplayed the tax as “a modest surcharge on food delivery, just 20 cents per delivery.” Tell that to the senior on a fixed income who relies on grocery deliveries due to limited mobility, or to the working parents who need formula or diapers for their newborn.