This is a good comment. What I would add is that the system feels hopeless for a lot of people right now. The things that used to be possible for people not wanting to rent aren't an option any more. I know someone who literally lived in a hole in the ground as he slowly built his home around it. Every now and then a couple of his friends from church would come by and help him with this or that and it slowly came together.

He's retired now. Built a small time, local only 1-800-GOT-JUNK style business. He's a millionaire now. I'd be surprised if he'd finished high school.

At least where I live, you can't really do that these days. Property is way too expensive and well-meaning building codes make basic things essentially out of reach. I'm not talking about things like circuit breakers or child-safing banisters and railings, I'm talking about the long tail of regulations that don't really help anyone.

The rich and the poor keep getting more and more disconnected and I understand the raw rage coming from the other end of the income spectrum. We need to help them.