• Buffalox@lemmy.world
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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      It’s a mix of outdated zoning laws, investment firms buying up all the available housing and car centric infrastructure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.