They keep raising prices, stating that it’s due to inflation, but then they keep having record profits.
Meanwhile, the average American can barely afford rent or food nowadays.
What are we to do? Vote? I have been but that doesn’t seem to do much since I’m just voting for a representative that makes the actual decisions.
Americans are taught that the house is your primary wealth vehicle. People with homes don’t want more housing because their net worth would cut in half, people without homes bitch about home pricing but still want to buy BECAUSE they are a wealth vehicle.
Until we move away from single family homes being the #1 “investment vehicle” for everyday Americans, the system is going to snap right in half before it gets better.