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Re:American workers are demanding almost $80k a year to take... by afavour on Monday August 21, 2023 @12:22PM (#37211709)
> Houses could only be priced

> the price rises

ah, the swirling anonymity of "market forces"! These are all active decisions made by people, not forces of nature.

You're not wrong, of course, but it's worth looking at it from another angle. A house for a dual income family does not cost more to build than a house for a single income family. In a world where housing is considered more of a human right than an investment vehicle prices could have stayed low, more could be built, faster. Instead we live in a world where everyone must work more in order for their quality of life to stand still. I think it's permissible to be angry about that.

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Re:American workers are demanding almost $80k a year to take... by MattPalmer1086 on Monday August 21, 2023 @01:35PM (#37212760)
Oh, I completely agree that it's reasonable to be angry we have to pay more for the same or less. And our family is single income so it's been really hard for us.

It doesn't take houses to be considered investment vehicles by anyone though for this to happen (even if some people do). Just more and cheaper money available to throw at the same things.

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