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  • MeatLessinSeattle [none/use name]
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    4 years ago

    "Between 2013 and 2019, average home prices increased by 47% while wages rose only 16%. The affordable housing shortage has caused countless families to be trapped in a vicious cycle where a seemingly good job is no longer able to cover basic necessities after a few years.

    In July, 1-in-3 renters did not make a full on-time rent payment. The figures for homeowners were almost as high. As mass evictions are poised to ravage communities throughout the U.S., there are calls for the federal government to step up and renew the moratorium."

    The bourgeoisie simply aren't of the same reality as us anymore. They're at such a level of obscene wealth and power that these tremendous issues just don't seem to bother them in the slightest. No FDR new deal is coming, tens of millions of people will be left to fend for themselves.

    • Crispo [they/them]
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      4 years ago

      When I was a kid learning about the French Revolution, I thought “how could the aristocracy be so stupid? How did they not see what was coming?” I guess now I know lol

      • the_river_cass [she/her]
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        4 years ago

        we've hit full "let them eat cake" moment with that article a few weeks back about how hard it is to live in a summer home through the quarantine because it just isn't equipped for it, and the lady of the house has to take care of the kids herself with only one nanny to help; its just hard, y'know?