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OPINION: A new report calculates how much you’d have to make per hour to afford rent. The result is an indictment of all levels of government

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago (2 children)

And nobody is embarrassed or ashamed.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Certainly not every boomer who's retirement investment is their house that has appreciated 4x in the last ten years.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

There will come a time when nobody will be able to afford to buy their home but the corporations. At that point they will all coordinate and take turns to LOWBALL retirees.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

I haven't seen this take, but damn, sounds plausible.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I'm sure there's quite a few politicians that are "concerned" about this situation...