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Re:For first time since 1880s, more young Americans live wit... by branchless on Tuesday May 24, 2016 @05:03PM (#11765466)
This is true, but now you are saving for a meager deposit so you can take on a mountain of debt so that the rentiers can keep all your labour.

This is not a good development, even if they used to do it in England in the 18th century.

Re:For first time since 1880s, more young Americans live wit... by morgante on Tuesday May 24, 2016 @05:07PM (#11765501)
To be clear, that's always been the case. Looking historically, the brief period in which the working class enjoyed a modicum of wealth in the 20th century is an aberration, not a historical precedent.
Re:For first time since 1880s, more young Americans live wit... by marf on Tuesday May 24, 2016 @05:19PM (#11765586)
Always doesn't mean that it is a good thing.
Re:For first time since 1880s, more young Americans live wit... by guard-of-terra on Tuesday May 24, 2016 @05:23PM (#11765612)
Humans always starved, always died of infections, always were mass-murdered. Why is that even an acceptable reason? All the XX century was about changing things that were considered constant. Have we given up?

History should lead us somewhere. Is this already lost on us?

Re:For first time since 1880s, more young Americans live wit... by morgante on Tuesday May 24, 2016 @05:31PM (#11765657)
I never said it was a good thing and I agree we should take steps to oppose rentiers. I'm just pointing out that the norm of easy homeownership is actually quite recent and unusual.
Re:For first time since 1880s, more young Americans live wit... by guard-of-terra on Tuesday May 24, 2016 @05:41PM (#11765751)
The norm of easy ownership of anything is quite recent. Any wealth was scarce. But now there's no reason why everybody won't have some place to live for them.
Re:For first time since 1880s, more young Americans live wit... by branchless on Tuesday May 24, 2016 @05:45PM (#11765783)
Same for voting. What's your point?