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Half of all renters in the US make major, long-lasting sacrifices to afford housing. A basic failing of US capitalism. Many millions suffer so a small minority - landlords - profit. The system is the (lemmy.world)

submitted 9 months ago by jimmydoreisalefty to c/[email protected]

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Half of all renters in the US make major, long-lasting sacrifices to afford housing. A basic failing of US capitalism. Many millions suffer so a small minority - landlords - profit. The system is the problem.

Source: https://twitter.com/profwolff/status/1776718498519003278

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[–] [email protected] 0 points 9 months ago (1 children)

It kinda is? There is public housing IIRC, the issue is the supply of it available and how many people who would be hypothetically eligible that just don't ever try for it, again because supply

[–] [email protected] 5 points 9 months ago

Yeah crank that supply way up