merari42@lemmy.world to memes@lemmy.world · 1 year agoIt'll end up as "Vote stupid parties, win stupid prices"lemmy.worldimagemessage-square181fedilinkarrow-up1881arrow-down120
arrow-up1861arrow-down1imageIt'll end up as "Vote stupid parties, win stupid prices"lemmy.worldmerari42@lemmy.world to memes@lemmy.world · 1 year agomessage-square181fedilink
minus-squareiopq@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoExcept the uptick is from 1990, it’s been getting better for about 34 years now, with setbacks in the dotcom crash, financial crisis and the pandemic. There haven’t been better wages at any point in US history as we beat the uptick of the 1970s some time ago
minus-squareiopq@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoHome ownership rate has been steady for decades The wages have been going up, just not exactly as fast productivity for several reasons:
minus-squareiopq@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·edit-21 year agoLook at the scale, it’s between 63-68 for decades and the top number was literally a bubble I agree that not all of the productivity gains go to the workers, but the workers are better off now than before
minus-squareiopq@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·edit-21 year agoCorporations owning houses is a tiny percentage, again, home ownership rate is 60%+
minus-squareiopq@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·1 year agoIt’s not even a special problem if a corp is a landlord or just one person. The problem is not enough housing, not enough construction. Housing prices are actually decreasing in Austin because Texas builds
Except the uptick is from 1990, it’s been getting better for about 34 years now, with setbacks in the dotcom crash, financial crisis and the pandemic.
There haven’t been better wages at any point in US history as we beat the uptick of the 1970s some time ago
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Home ownership rate has been steady for decades
The wages have been going up, just not exactly as fast productivity for several reasons:
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Look at the scale, it’s between 63-68 for decades and the top number was literally a bubble
I agree that not all of the productivity gains go to the workers, but the workers are better off now than before
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Corporations owning houses is a tiny percentage, again, home ownership rate is 60%+
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It’s not even a special problem if a corp is a landlord or just one person.
The problem is not enough housing, not enough construction. Housing prices are actually decreasing in Austin because Texas builds