merari42@lemmy.world to memes@lemmy.world · 6 months agoIt'll end up as "Vote stupid parties, win stupid prices"lemmy.worldimagemessage-square184fedilinkarrow-up1880arrow-down120
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minus-squareiopq@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·5 months 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-25 months 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-25 months agoCorporations owning houses is a tiny percentage, again, home ownership rate is 60%+
minus-squareiopq@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·5 months 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
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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
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