当选民询问詹姆斯·塔拉里科关于高房价的问题时，这位德克萨斯州民主党参议院候选人表示，应该为首次购房者提供“大量援助”。
When a voter asked James Talarico about high housing prices, the Democratic Texas Senate candidate said there should be "substantial assistance for first-time homebuyers."
真正的基础设施正在发生吗？我们知道德克萨斯州排名第七，现在正在超越法国。至于我们的地区以及我们能提供什么。但当涉及到我们这些在这里长大、在这里生活了八代人的可负担性时，我们买不起房子。因此，我需要你对此采取行动。但我想知道你打算对此做些什么。>> 好吧，我…… >> 两党鼓掌。>> 是的。我一直在听到这一点，尤其是来自全州各地像你们这样的年轻人，他们曾被承诺：如果他们努力工作，如果他们遵守规则，如果他们上学，如果他们学习，他们就能实现美国梦。
REALLY INFRASTRUCTURE THAT'S TAKING PLACE? WE KNOW THAT TEXAS IS NUMBER SEVEN AND NOW BEATING FRANCE. AND AS FAR AS OUR REGION AND WHAT WE HAVE TO OFFER. BUT WHEN IT COMES TO AFFORDABILITY FOR US THAT ARE HOME GROWN HERE, EIGHT GENERATIONS HERE, WE CANNOT AFFORD A HOUSE. AND SO I NEED YOU TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT. BUT I WANT TO KNOW WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO DO ABOUT IT. >> WELL, AND I'M I'M. >> BIPARTISAN APPLAUSE. >> YEAH. I'M HEARING THIS, ESPECIALLY FROM YOUNG PEOPLE LIKE YOU ALL OVER THE STATE WHO WERE PROMISED THAT IF THEY WORKED HARD, IF THEY PLAYED BY THE RULES, IF THEY WENT TO SCHOOL, IF THEY STUDIED, THEY COULD LIVE THE AMERICAN DREAM.
而那不过是个谎言。>> 那是一场噩梦。>> 现在这确实是一场噩梦。而且如此多的年轻人买不起房子。我在州立法机构实际上一直在处理这个问题。我通过了一项两党法案，以允许在此建造一种新型住房。我们过时的建筑规范不允许一种称为“单楼梯住房”的东西，也就是较小的公寓楼和较小的公寓。这是实现住房所有权的绝佳入口。
AND THAT WAS A LIE. >> IT'S A NIGHTMARE. >> IT'S A IT'S A IT'S A NIGHTMARE NOW. AND SO MANY YOUNG PEOPLE CAN'T AFFORD TO BUY A HOME. I'VE ACTUALLY WORKED ON THIS IN THE STATE LEGISLATURE. I PASSED A BIPARTISAN BILL TO ALLOW FOR A A NEW KIND OF HOUSING TO BE BUILT HERE IN TEXAS. OUR OUTDATED BUILDING CODES DON'T ALLOW FOR SOMETHING CALLED SINGLE STAIR HOUSING, WHICH IS SMALLER APARTMENT COMPLEXES, SMALLER CONDOS. IT'S A GREAT ENTRY POINT FOR HOME OWNERSHIP.
而由于我们的法规不允许这样做，这里就没有人在建造它。因此，我与两党的共和党人合作。我们废除了这项过时的规定。现在我们正在这里的德克萨斯州建造这种住房。>> 但你知道在德克萨斯州购房时，平均房价是36万美元吗？如果我想走到户外却又不感到安全。对吧。你知道，当我要去某个地方时，那是一栋我可以在周围散步的好房子。
AND BECAUSE OUR REGULATIONS WOULDN'T ALLOW IT, REN'T BUILDING IT HERE. AND SO I WORKED WITH REPUBLICANS ACROSS THE AISLE. WE REPEALED THAT OUTDATED REGULATION. NOW WE'RE BUILDING THAT KIND OF HOUSING HERE IN TEXAS. >> BUT DO YOU KNOW THAT WHEN IT COMES TO PURCHASING IN TEXAS, THE AVERAGE HOME IS 360,000? IF I WOULD LIKE TO WALK OUTSIDE AND NOT FEEL SAFE. RIGHT. YOU KNOW, WHEN I'M GOING SOMEWHERE, IT'S A NICE HOUSE WHERE I CAN WALK AROUND.
而我并不是在说我是洛克菲勒或什么的，因为我不是，但我在说，为什么我必须花60.5万美元？然后是你们对德克萨斯州的激励措施。哦，我们可以帮你支付交易费用。你知道2万美元对一套60.5万美元的房子意味着什么吗？什么也不是。
AND I'M NOT SAYING I'M A ROCKEFELLER OR ANYTHING BECAUSE I'M NOT, BUT I'M SAYING, WHY DO I HAVE TO SPEND $605,000? AND THEN YOUR INCENTIVES FOR TEXAS. OH, WE CAN HELP YOU WITH CLOSING COSTS. DO YOU KNOW WHAT $20,000 DOES FOR SOMETHING THAT'S $605,000? NOTHING.
所以我需要你真的改变这一点。首次购房者激励不应该是2万到3万美元。它应该是6万美元左右，因为时代不同了，我们真的需要在这方面得到帮助。>> 是的，我们需要为首次购房者提供大量援助。你提到了加州人支付首付款。实际上，在这里德克萨斯州购买大部分房产的人是华尔街。因此我们需要禁止。
SO I NEED YOU TO REALLY CHANGE THAT. THAT FIRST TIME HOME BUYER INCENTIVE SHOULD NOT BE 20 TO 30 GRAND. IT NEEDS TO BE LIKE 60 BECAUSE THE TIMES ARE DIFFERENT AND WE REALLY NEED HELP WITH THAT. >> YEAH, WE NEED SUBSTANTIAL ASSISTANCE FOR FIRST TIME HOME BUYERS. AND YOU MENTIONED THE CALIFORNIANS PUTTING DOWN MONEY. ACTUALLY, THE FOLKS WHO ARE BUYING UP MOST OF THE PROPERTIES HERE IN TEXAS, IT'S WALL STREET. AND SO WE NEED TO BAN