Orlando realtor Freddie Smith discusses how owning a home and living a typical middle class life has become increasingly unattainable for most millennials and older Gen Z.

TL;DR: Americans now need to make $120K a year to afford a typical middle-class life and qualify to purchase a home. Minimum.

  • TherouxSonfeir@lemm.ee
    401·
    11 months ago

    Wanting other people to have what you have, without your struggle, is an opinion we need more of.

    • Flying Squid@lemmy.world
      28·
      11 months ago

      Especially when we have a society with a huge number of people who think that if you’re poor, you deserve it.

        • pearable@lemmy.ml
          10·
          11 months ago

          We live in the most effectively propagandized society ever created. It hasn’t been until more recently that it’s started to slip. A lot of folks still believe in the old lies and believe that everything would work if we just got rid of the immigrants, Jews, and corrupt politicians. Still I think more people are waking up to the reality that this system is broken not the people in it.