>The time of getting an average job with an average pension, which lets you buy a reasonable price house is over.
Covid craziness aside, that's still true. You can't do it in California, or Seattle or NYC but outside of those areas it's easily obtainable.
Most of these "homes were so cheap" anecdotes neglect to mention that you might be paying 18% interest on your cheap houses. Or they are talking about a place like NYC in the 70s. Yeah you could have gotten a house for a song in a bankrupt city suffering through the crack epidemic.
Re:Why People Feel Like Victims
by pseudalopex on Thursday May 06, 2021 @06:46PM
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Most businesses fail. Why do you think that is?
Re:Why People Feel Like Victims
by WalterBright on Thursday May 06, 2021 @07:34PM
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80% of businesses fail in 5 years. There are many reasons, but the usual ones revolve around things like not understanding accounting, not putting in the effort, etc.
It's also true that many very successful people failed at business time after time before figuring it out. Fortunately, American culture doesn't look askance at people that fail at business and try again.
Re:Why People Feel Like Victims
by pseudalopex on Thursday May 06, 2021 @08:28PM
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What percent of businesses fail because the owners don't understand accounting? What percent fail because they don't put in the effort? Where did you find this data?
Re:Why People Feel Like Victims
by WalterBright on Thursday May 06, 2021 @11:01PM
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Google "why businesses fail" and there's a lot of information.
Sure, it's hard to just get by if you aren't out there hustling. The time of getting an average job with an average pension, which lets you buy a reasonable price house is over. The world is your oyster if you are willing to put in the time and have any ability to plan, organize, and work.