BUT AT WHAT COST?!
No seriously how much does it cost I need affordable housing??
this post was submitted on 09 Jan 2026
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China is building a middle class, Americans are ripping it down.
China is building a working class-centered society. Class isn't really determined by wealth, but by relation to production and distribution, and this is why China's approach has consistently resulted in continuous improvements!
Reminder! China has 1,000,000,000 more people than the US. Not trying to be a China simp but fuck we need to fix the zoning and whatever else they got us in this mess if we can't even compete at this difference of population.
And I say this as someone who bought last July and would be kinda screwed if prices started going down
Housing as a commodity instead of a human right will continue to be a blight on humanity.
How britian almost solved the housing crisis
Or, you know, do what China is doing. You dont have to agree with someone to learn from them.
That last sentence in particular
imagine not having to pay an entire minimum wage monthly to bankers (at the bare minimum) just to have a roof over your head.
Minimum wage isn't enough to pay for a roof over your head... unless you mean the roof of a car...
not with all the other bills and stuff to pay for. at least here.
and cars are getting more and more expensive because our car industry doesn't want to sell to consumers anymore, living in cars is not as viable.
living in cars is never "viable" it's just what some people do when thier only other alternative is living under a bridge...
Unhoused people living in cars aren't buying new cars, so it doesn't really matter what car manufacturers are doing today for them... and the maintenance costs are still way lower than paying rent
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