• Admiral Patrick@dubvee.org
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    6 months ago

    It’s weird how in one of the richest countries in the world

    Not that weird when most of the riches are held by a handful of people. The rest of us are just trying to get by.

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      6 months ago

      Yes that’s a problem, still Americans have higher average pay than most countries. With lots of room and cheap materials, it should be relatively easy to afford a house. And AFAIK it used to be that way. People could afford a house, car, children and health insurance on one income.

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        6 months ago

        It’s a mix of outdated zoning laws, investment firms buying up all the available housing and car centric infrastructure

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          6 months ago

          Items #1 and #3 are restatements of the same issue, and #2 is a red herring.

          The problem really is just car-centric zoning.