We Went To Montana: The Housing Inequality Will Shock You

[@purplemicrodot58]

"If you can't afford to live here, leave" must be hilarious to the maids, groundskeepers, cooks & chefs, plumbers and all manner of service workers and working class who literally take care of these uber-rich dependents.

[@pisces031372aj]

Some of these same people complaining said that same thing to young people and poor people in "blue" cities. They crap on those people because they think they're lazy and refused to see that rich folks make it hard for middle class and poor people in those cities. Now that's it's in their red state in their red cities, it's different. It's not funny when it happens to you is it.

[@LmfaoBanana]

She knows they can't afford to leave even if they wanted to.

[@leelindsay5618]

Without the people doing the service jobs, there would be no coffee shops, restaurants,door dash, grocery stores, etc. Well, they should move - let the super rich do their own coffee service and door dash for themselves.

[@Bdamazyn]

This is really nothing new, the same thing happens on the east coast and in other places. For example: Nantucket.

[@ebx100]

@@Bdamazyn Maybe they can move ordinary citizens to reservations, like they did the native Americans.

[@moonbalancedd]

Imagine a state with so much empty land, and people living on the road. This is a man-made problem entirely and would be impossible to explain to another species.

[@whatsonhermindblog123]

Yes!

[@whatsonhermindblog123]

This is absolutely spot on

[@melissainmontana5197]

Totally a man made problem! But I’d caution against the “empty land” idea - it’s not empty. It’s ecosystem. It’s critical habitat. It’s where our non-human relatives live.

[@thedocisin3204]

Almost one third of Montana is owned by the federal government which causes the price of tax payer land to go up.

[@mariagotta8759]

@@melissainmontana5197 unfortunately, as we know, so many that live in more urban areas don't understand the importance of that. I'm sad and scared for our Montana and our public lands.

[@carpediem44]

"Choose another place to live???" Who will buss your tables? Serve coffee? Deliver mail? Teach school?

[@aceous99]

they are developing robots to do this and the best thing is that they don't talk back!

[@thekingofsas9407]

That exact thing is happening in Canada as well. Construction workers can not afford to rent or own land near developments, so those developments have been halted. You either laugh or cry.

[@Johnrl21]

It will still be them. They can all just live together to split expenses. We’ll call them the evals quarters.

[@payasoinfeliz]

Teslabot!

[@reubenmorris487]

@@aceous99 Need people to fix the robots, write code, and make the software patches. Machines need maintenance...

[@EricJacobson1990]

That woman telling people if they cant afford to live there they should just move away got my blood boiling

[@Introverted_goblin_]

How shortsighted can they be? Guess what happens when everyone leaves. No one will make her overpriced coffee. Or, serve her at a restaurant.

[@dillasoul2228]

I've never called someone a bitch so fast🤦

[@MariekePost]

At first i thought she much be joking or being sarcastic but no ..she wasn't. I wish her poverty so she can learn. I dont think she came from social housing.

[@Squeegee88]

​@@Introverted_goblin_ agreed. Part of me wants to start a fund to help move these people out of state so the rich locals start to understand why is impartation to be inclusive.

[@Wolfcamp555]

​@@Introverted_goblin_Their elitists minds have to learn the hard way.

[@Praisethesunson]

This week in "America building playgrounds for the rich while the majority suffer" they cover Montana.

[@Carly-zl8do]

Thanks to Bush tax cut more become millions Trump tax cut more become billions. It show who Republicans work for.

[@afriendtoo6971]

Sleeping pods in San Fransisco 3' x 7' renting for $700 per month, fully rented with a waiting list. In the near future = a - Homeless b - Sleeping pod. c - Mansions

[@elizabethtyler3708]

The rich are just smashing the rest of us. A long time ago a psychic named Betty Bethards said in the future the rich would take over the country. It's happened.

[@danielhutchinson6604]

@@afriendtoo6971 Is this economic point in Human Existance, where the Trotsky or Abbie Hoffman type Dude appears?

[@ravenred201]

@@afriendtoo6971 no one make them live in such an expensive state...move to a less costly state...

[@RegularGuy-bo7tv]

When you see range rovers and teslas suddenly driving around your town, "there goes the neighborhood"

[@sandilobianco6734]

Yep, and when you see too many golf courses in the area.

[@Joe_J-MT_Boy]

You forgot Hummers...

[@canieto1]

Teslas are not expensive and they’re amazing

[@triscuitpower7196]

How about Rivians and Lucids

[@ChavsADV]

Tesla’s are really affordable.

[@HakunaMatata-os1og]

"If you can't afford to live here, leave" reminds me of "Let them eat cake" History doesn't repeat, but it often rhymes.

[@stevo728822]

Yes, but the French were willing to shed blood over the issue.

[@toomignon]

Except Marie Antoinette never said it, and the original phrase came from a book by Rousseau in 1766. Also, the original phrase in french says brioche, which isn't cake, it's an egg enriched bread.

[@kevinwilt3918]

She must be from California this place has a lot of those people

[@HakunaMatata-os1og]

@@toomignon No one in the comments mentioned Marie Antoinette (except you), and brioche is close enough to cake for it to be a fair translation. None of this takes away from the obvious meaning: You are tempting fate by engaging in a wickedness of disregarding the starvation of the poor.

[@toomignon]

@ good Lord, I'm not defending it. I'm just pointing out a fact. The political writers of the time were trying to push this onto a girl who was 10 years old from a foreign country when the quote was made. It was actually xenophobic and misogynistic.

[@samkearney6812]

I lived in Montana for 35 years. It is poverty with a view for most people there. Had to move to provide a better life for my kids.

[@chiplangowski3298]

I grew up in Montana. Left after I finished school as there were few jobs and those jobs that were available paid minimum wage. That was in the 1980s.

[@shirleyyoung1941]

Eastern montana! Best place to live in the u.s. people should have bought and paid for a place to live when you retire ,like me!

[@lisalarouge6309]

It would be great if everyone refused to work the service industry jobs. Maybe the rich would leave if there wasn’t anyone to wait on them.

[@grannygoes7882]

@@shirleyyoung1941 Bozeman and Kalispell are places to NOT go to. But you don't have to go far and it's totally different. A classmate of mine moved north of Whitefish to retire and is doing well.

[@mik3ymomo]

@@lisalarouge6309 they would just open up those businesses and have their kids work there. And illegals all those California democrats all love so much. Like having slaves again. Am I right.

[@Riggsnic_co]

I’m in Ohio and the housing market here over the last 7-8 years is unlike anything I’ve ever seen. Homes that were bought for $130K in 2015 are now being sold for $590k. I’m talking about tiny, disgusting, poorly built 950 square foot shit boxes in quiet mediocre neighborhoods. Then you’ve got Better, average sized homes in nicer neighborhoods that were $300K+ 10 years ago selling for $750k+ now. Wild times.

[@JacquelinePerrira]

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[@kevinmarten]

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[@JacquelinePerrira]

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[@kevinmarten]

She appears to be well-educated and well-read. I ran a Google search on her name and came across her website; thank you for sharing.

[@richardmonson8657]

Maybe the delusional economic policies of the last 4 year are having an impact that a lot of folks voted for…..just saying.

[@wheelytheboy8550]

This is a nationwide problem. Unchecked greed, private homebuyers competing against massive corporations and foreign investors.

[@franknuzzo2576]

Stop supporting so much government spending if you don’t want the dollar to lose its value.

[@MarkAvo]

Hawaii is calling, they’d like to ask why it’s taken this long to talk about outsiders reshaping local housing.

[@Praisethesunson]

Hawaii is a colony, the locals there just refuse to accept that reality.

[@santawashere4877]

John Oliver had a good video about the situation there a couple of months ago

[@MarkAvo]

@ they understand

[@rockstarskolas]

@@Praisethesunsonthey know. They’ve always known

[@ChronicAndIronic]

Hawaii is a land under military occupation. Even though i’m military i began to recognize it after seeing how much is here besides the navy

[@doneaton6704]

Every single dollar multimillionaires and billionaires have is from consumers. From food producers to professional sports, we've paid for Everything they have! Let that sink in before paying $1600 for a concert ticket.

[@DeportillegalAliens]

Yeah, I heard Taylor Swift had tickets for 3k in Indy last weekend

[@AE-sy1pn]

The awakening is happening.

[@PodcastOnTheSpectrum]

Yes that is how society works and has worked since the beginning of civilization... Here's a cookie 🍪

[@T.R.75]

yep, we need to stop giving these unworthy people our money.

[@wamangamark2063]

They provide goods and services in exchange for our money It's business 😊

[@Fenristripplex]

The rich Karen telling all the poor people to leave is on brand for a Bozeman resident.

[@margaretthatcher6828]

So true. I was born and raised in Bozeman. People are so rude. I now live in Virginia city...Population 250. I see a shift coming this way. Butte is also a great place...for now.

[@DrJ8008]

Maybe they should just leave 😂

[@SLHJR0390]

the wealthy there are the GOP and Trump voters, give them what they want.

[@SLHJR0390]

@ Montana is chock full of gop supporting millionaires and ranching/farming land millionaires. The liberal left are not buying up the state. It’s already owned by the wealthy conservatives, and has been

[@margaretthatcher6828]

@@SLHJR0390 Don't know what you're talking about...Bozeman is BLUE.

[@givingvoice9179]

I live in Washington state. The policy makers are not Republican yet the housing conditions are the same. I filed a lawsuit against the YWCA. The organization is supposed to remedy homelessness. I am 75 years old and live here because I cannot afford housing anymore. For the first time in my life, I faced the reality of homelessness. The first apartment was deemed obsolete when the Y did not maintain it. I worked my entire life. Yet my income was never enough to keep up with the prices

[@DJarry394]

The housing crisis in “progressive” CA turned their backs on the low income as well. The Los Angeles mayor is improving the houseless crisis, but not in the right way. She supports projects and programs that segregate low income and homeless veterans. That is not the way to organize a community

[@kytim89]

The entire United States will eventually experience what is happening to Montana.

[@dougm4160]

Uh... it already is...

[@RefreshingShamrock]

It already is in Arizona. We're the cheapest state in the country, yet we have record homelessness.

[@afryhover]

Yes. It has been quietly behind the scenes. Large amounts of land have been bought up everywhere.

[@kytim89]

@@afryhover West Virginia will probably be the next big destination for corporate landlords and the wealthy to gobble up all of the cheap land.

[@trollingizlife2298]

@@RefreshingShamrockArizona is no longer one of the cheapest states 😂

[@tonysilke]

Prices are too high. With rates not subsidised in ’24 and mortgage still high , currently seeking alternatives to maximize savings without an RV move or taking a loan. I’m seriously contemplating the latter.

[@Nernst96]

Affording our mortgage is tough as well. I have suggested cashing in, renting or relocating, and investing the rest in the stock market.

[@PatrickLloyd-]

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[@danielgareth4205]

Same old villain: the ultra rich and private equity. Who would have thought?

[@AE-sy1pn]

A billionaire is supposed to save us from billionaires...

[@hhjhj393]

The founding fathers knew about this which is why they wrote this whole 2nd amendment to try and protect against tyranny.

[@dominicfucinari1942]

@@hhjhj393 The need for any sort of rebellion against the filthy rich last came about in One Nine Seven One when Lewis Powell circulated his memo for corporate capture through the judicial branch.

[@semkjaer3581]

​@@hhjhj393nah, they were the billionaires (rich and afluent) of those days

[@andersjepsen1309]

​@@hhjhj393And how many capitalists have _you_ second amendmented?

[@ryanwilliams989]

I remember in 2007 when I was working in real estate seeing people buy homes new from builders with the intention of selling before close of escrow to a new buyer for profit. The crash was so brutal and fast that I remember seeing a lot of these units foreclosed on with the builder plastic still on the carpet.

[@TheresaAnderson-kf5xw]

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[@hunter-bourke21]

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[@maggysterling33254]

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[@hunter-bourke21]

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[@BiancaSherly-qt6sb]

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[@ODEY406]

This doc was so well done. I'm from Montana and everything in this is facts. We need to vote for people who have our best interests at heart.

[@showcaseSampa]

Are , not is. And vote is a doubled edged sword. A lot of soap boxes with empty promises.

[@treesnmoguls]

I'm with you, but not hopeful it will be found. Everybody's "for sale"!

[@h33-q8w]

Those people don't exist. 😂

[@MotherTreeNMoon]

It takes more than voting at this point. This is so heartbreaking that I can't watch the documentary after the first 5 minutes I had to turn it off.

[@1LaOriental]

Stop looking for a savior. We have to save ourselves!

[@TheWorldBelow360]

I’m in Montana. it’s what we get for having the best government money can buy. There is a more humane way than to sell off to heartless outsiders. But politicians would have to be brave. And smart. Which they aren’t.

[@pamgallina]

Once we were convinced that graft is just the way things work, we lost any chance to fight back through politics. Neither wing of the Republicrats Party has any reason to work for us because they have complete control over every election.

[@TheWorldBelow360]

@@CanadianWolverine You wouldn’t believe it but I have been doing that very same thing, and just like them, I don’t expect you to even think it’s possible.

[@dominicfucinari1942]

@@TheWorldBelow360 You wouldn't happen to notice whether that trend is concentrated in career politicians, would you?

[@susanrosegale6646]

Politician are bought by the super wealthy and invest in PRIVATE Equity to hide their greed, and exposure to what the hell they are really doing. tRump was bought up and is still being openly bought...Harris too, so we all loose unfortunately, because of Citizens United made money in politics and now our country is shit. The title of that bill should have been Citizens LAST, wealthy first.

[@peacehopelovecharity]

And your governor is a convicted violent criminal.

[@yellowpoppy253]

This is happening in every beautiful location in this country. Communities are lost as people have to move out, and the culture changes from “we don’t need much-we just love living here”, to “this is our showcase property-there’s no room for your kind”. It’s a nasty, entitled plague.

[@mitchandola7133]

Isn't this what was already shouted by American natives...from ages.

[@howard5992]

@@mitchandola7133 so true

[@CountryMouseCityCrimes]

You're forgetting the third phase. The phase where they all abandon the houses once they can no longer sustain their communities due to lack of a service industry and affordable housing. That's what happened to the south. It's coming to it's conclusion in the midwest. You can find hundreds of videos of people exploring abandoned, destroyed McMansions in places like Ohio or Illinois.

[@Melior_Traiano]

"If Bozeman is too expensive to live in, chose another place to live". This has Marie-Antoinette's "let them eat cake" energy, when she told the starving population of France to simply eat cake.

[@bigsky2111]

Pretty sure it was in response to Bozeman passing a 30 day urban camping permit. $25 and you can camp on any city right-of-way. The Bozeman way don't solve the housing issue just make money off it.

[@bongor628]

oooooooh the lady at 1:13 absolutely makes my blood boil. Sis, you gonna pay for the cost of relocation for everyone?

[@aceous99]

they are going to want you living in tents, and then they are gonna make tenting illegal and replace you with I-robots.

[@afryhover]

She is probably a realtor.

[@JacobSchmitt-j8p]

Move

[@Roger-vz7ol]

@@afryhover And i would bet she is not even from Montana.

[@supernova622]

She'll whine about people not having stable housing until local legislation makes it illegal to camp, sleep in public, etc and arrest people without anywhere to go. Then, ta-da, cheap labor!

[@shekharmoona544]

"Choose another place to live." Reminds me of "Yellowstone" the TV show trying to get private equity out of their state. 😂😂😂

[@dominicfucinari1942]

It makes me wonder why anyone would think hedge funds have the moral high ground over their victims.

[@letkwu]

Shows like that is why Montana is like this everyone wants to be a Cowboy.

[@prism8289]

Except the biggest fans of the Yellowstone show are the ones voting in the people who are selling the state to private equity. They are screwing themselves while thinking they are tough cowboys. The billionaires couldn’t pay for better propaganda than that show.

[@hypothalapotamus5293]

Yellowstone... The TV show about a rich guy hoarding land so that he can roleplay as a cowboy.

[@letkwu]

@@hypothalapotamus5293 Every dude want to be a cowboy cop and rich people will pay 100k for a old Ford that's refurbished and then buy 2.5 million ranch... And pretend to be a cop or soldier by having assault weapons.

[@mamatrain100]

Its a class war. Make no mistake. The plan is the same for Puerto Rico ill bet.......

[@brimstoner982]

​@Dontreadmypicture-d1g Ok 👍

[@I.M.A.Panther3619]

I fear you are correct. An American Les Misérables. I read about Puerto Rico. It’s a disgusting situation.

[@I.M.A.Panther3619]

@Dontreadmypicture-d1g I did not read your name.

[@MbisonBalrog]

I think already happ to PR. That why more Ricans on the Mainland then on Island. Hawaii been suffering this for a while too.

[@dinamosflams]

​@@brimstoner982damn bots are everywhere

[@laundrieshanging9077]

I was in home depot last week in Kalispell. A lady in line was complaining about the wait to buy items and said that “big mountain residents should have theyre own line”. I could not believe what i heard. Some of these people dont care. They believe that the money they have should afford them the ability to be above the rest. I too would like to become ultra wealthy and cannot wait to continue living like a regular human being. We all bleed red 👀

[@johnadamfaheyfahey2372]

Private equity has ruined this country

[@denisemcdougal6445]

Very true

[@lisamay4376]

They also own the politicians.

[@brit50ify]

No private equity has not. Lack of taxation of the rich has.

[@corywalker9498]

Most vote for it

[@Tammy-iz5rz]

There’s nothing private about corporations. They are government sanctioned entities. Corporations should not own property. Only people have God given rights. Corporations have no rights therefore they have no property rights. We need to go back to a family based economy instead of a corporate based economy. In a free market there are no corporations because the government doesn’t charter corporations in a free market.

[@lk3667]

I'd like to see you address how public schools are funded in Montana. This new wealth is not trickling down.

[@analisamelano8862]

as someone not from Montana, how is it funded?

[@abrahammacy7763]

It’s mostly funded through property taxes

[@gorkyd7912]

It's funded by property taxes which is set by property values. So it quite literally is. Look what Bozeman has been doing, they built or totally renovated like 3 new public schools just in the last 5 years.

[@Roger-vz7ol]

@@gorkyd7912 Three schools in five years? Cut me a break. That place has gown a hell of a lot bigger that just the need for only three schools. Stop blowing smoke up your dillusional skirt. I live in Idaho and it is just as bad as Montana with their lily white, extremist and money grubbing corruption from the wealthy that have killed the middle class. WAKE UP AND SMELL THE COFFE!!!!.🤬🤬🤬

[@christopherhenderson6921]

@@gorkyd7912 And the public schools are always asking for more money here in Bozeman, and the rich newcomers keep voting for the higher tax rate every time the last several years.

[@mosessupposes2571]

I’m blessed to have grown up in the Yellowstone River Valley fifty years ago. It was a paradise for poor kids then. We fished and hunted and actually lived quite well. Now I live in a cheaper southern state like so many of my peers do. We were blessed and lucky to grow up there - we saw the night sky from the top of the Beartooths before all the air and light pollution. Skiing was cheap and ice skating was free. Cheers!

[@aracelimalone1167]

I’m glad Boomers got to live! You all had it the best. I wish we could all experience that for at least a day. Sucks that corporations are ruining this world

[@chuch541]

​@@aracelimalone1167I'm a history buff. I can assure you. This will be a future case study for what, "not to do" via aging out economically, politically and socially. Not only did they have it the absolute best any generation has ever had, they don't seem to want to relenquish power, that's why it's getting wonkier and weirder every year. More conspiracy and nonsense hero prosing. Absolute stagnation in terms of real policy and politics. It's all this theatre now. About how they're gonna save the west, as they slowly morph into their pro segregationist parents, without a hint of self awareness or irony. They'll try to shove their nonsense down our throats as long as they can. It unfortunate they lost themslves. At one point they used to see the world for what it was. A place full of people, all worthy of love and care. It's cartoonish how far from that they currently are. I would say I'm ashamed. But it's well beyond that. I'm a moderate millennial. I think 9/11 made us older millennials actually value what we have, had. No sexy movement for us. Just real patriotism. No fancy drugs and rock and roll era that segaays into a decade of rampant cocaine abuse and pro greed cronyism mentalities. And it gets worse every decade. I'm starting to realize they've only ever known facades. The hippie stuff was clearly a facade, as was the off grid, green, anti-corporate, egalitarian stuff. It's all a facade just like the acab left and maga. I couldnt be more disappointed in my country.

[@SesameStreetRacingChannel]

So you enjoyed it and now just accept that it has been stolen by the corporations?...Wow...thought your generation stood for something...Enjoy your nap.

[@FT__Bicycling_____-sc7yv]

What do you mean with the "Cheers!" ?? Cheers to what? About what??

[@triscuitpower7196]

@@aracelimalone1167 Population probably has something to do with the problems. 4 billion population worldwide in the 1970's 8 billion today

[@seancoolie01]

Charleston SC! Kalamazoo Michigan! Homer Alaska! All of these places have absolutely suffered from the ultra rich and gentrification.

[@skierboy85]

The funny thing about mountain towns pricing people out is the fact that most ski resorts operate on leased land from government owned lands. You want to end outside money ruining towns, revoke the license to operate on public land. Skiing and the beauty of the mountains is for all Americans not just ultra rich that stay there for 20 days a year.

[@Ohms_vs_Draaggs]

Damn straight, I skateboard in the summer and I love that I don’t have to pay a dime to go somewhere to skate. The fact that these resorts want to price so many people out of skiing/snowboarding is a shame

[@vmoses1979]

Honestly the fact that the federal government owns so much land is itself an injustice. Why should the lease fees go to the federal government when the cost of tourism is borne by the local community? If this new Bozeman mayor had more land under city control he could offer it for free to developers that build new housing at affordable prices for the average worker.

[@mvytag257]

Unfortunately big sky is operated on private property. While yes many resorts operate on leases and simultaneously price gouge the problem really relies more on giofortes shity governing. My rent in Bozeman is actually absurd and as the video discussed the resorts no as much the problem as is the government

[@katiesioux7757]

💯🎯 The black hills have a whole bunch of new mansions that sit empty and giant houses for Airbnb

[@MorganHyde-ie5ru]

Disagree. That would only work if you sell Lang to developers under very strict rules that they will still likely try to worm their way out of. Much better to have lands in government hands and allow everyone access to use those lands.

[@wyvern723]

You see this in little beach towns along the Oregon Coast. Everything is turned into short term rentals, the houses, apartments, everything. No one can afford to live there... And so the local businesses can't find enough people to work in the shops or restaurants. This isn't tenable. We need national rent control. People need a place to live.

[@Korvorkian1]

It's all up and down the east coast too and it fucking disgusts me. Someone finally figured out water and real estate are the real money makers and have been buying them up as fast as possible preparing for this to be the case. That scene in Ready Player One where The Stacks are just RVs and Conex containers stacked 20 high, I'm increasingly afraid that that's a real future here.

[@lulugust8140]

Living in oregon I approve of this message 😅😅 The west coast & east coast has always been the worst of inflation 🤦‍♀️

[@MbisonBalrog]

How many places can the 1% short term stay in? I mean they stay in Bozeman, SoCal, Oregon Coast, Monaco. How much time they have?

[@jetter820]

California and Washington, too.

[@dominicfucinari1942]

@@MbisonBalrog However long each private flight halfway around the world takes. They apparently have to hit all 30 of them once a month.

[@spartang.1388]

You wanted unregulated Capitalism, you got it! 👌

[@gorkyd7912]

It's not unregulated just because rich people exist.

[@deathlarsen7502]

You're too much of a communist to know that this is not really capitalism

[@obietravels652]

⁠@@gorkyd7912they were able to buy PUBLIC land. That was MY land and YOUR land, too.

[@tranger4579]

Exactly

[@davidwilliams4498]

Exactly capitalism has turned into wall st greed. That's not even debatable...

[@FradAnner]

Spend your money wisely-invest in quality where it counts, for it often outlasts the cost of cheapness. Yet, remember that sometimes the simplest, least expensive option is the real gem in disguise.

[@MosheerElly]

Great advice and I live by it as well. I have wasted too much money and time on cheap garbage

[@OsamahMoco]

I hope we all know that it doesn't matter who is in the 'top job' because this is a systemic problem -- greed. We have allowed many of our economic sectors, to take advantage of the American people. It's disgusting and frightening for the future of our country. My wife and I will be retiring in the next two years n another country. We are absolutely worried that SSI will no longer be funded. we'll have to rely on his pension, a 403 (b) and a very prolific Investment account with my Stephanie Janis Stiefel my FA. Our national debt is bloating and expanding every month. Our government needs to get spending under control and cut the federal budget.

[@MhadzVai]

@@OsamahMocoWhat country you moving too?!'m headed to Thailand or the Philippines in 4 years.

[@YaxelBurone]

@@MosheerEllyExactly well said.. spread the wisdom

[@YaxelBurone]

@@MhadzVaiI would really love to know how much work you did to put in to get this stage

[@StatusNull]

Build for the 2% and screw the other 98%, Classic America.

[@denisemcdougal6445]

It’s the republicans way

[@whazzat8015]

PEOPLE VOTE LIKE THEY SEEM TO LIKE IT

[@FastSloW-qt8xf]

There are homes all over the country that are move in ready for under 250k. Will you be in the city? No. You might have to commute 20 or 30 minutes. I dont feel for anbody who says they wont ever buy a home. If you can afford rent, you can afford a mortgage

[@Moonshine54321]

What a bunch of leftist entitled crap. “I deserve an affordable Ferrari!!” “So I mow lawns… why can’t I live in Malibu? That’s not FAIRRRR! It’s those evil, normal, working Republicans’s fault!” The left’s sense of entitlement knows no limit.

[@rabbit251]

Your simple post is classic of the sort of problem with the US today sadly. I bet when those miners organized years ago they had pretty good common sense and knew right from wrong. Today that has been turned on its head where highly uneducated people (trump love's them) vote against their own interests.

[@celestialnubian]

1:14 That woman made me hate her in less than 5 seconds. That's talent. 🤣

[@MVbailegardens]

LOL 😆

[@c.d.meloney]

Buy a governor much? Governors for sale, highest offer! Any state in America !

[@aceous99]

vote Republican it's for what's best of the Oligarchy!

[@GynJitsuRonin]

​@aceous99 would you rather have multiple independent wealthy civilians or just a government that owns everything?? What would offer you better opportunities??

[@glassicblaster]

​@@GynJitsuRonin sarcasm seems a bit much for you. #UnionizeAmerica

[@GynJitsuRonin]

@@glassicblaster Sarcasm..? sounds like I must have missed something..?? Thank you & bless your time. 🙂

[@alliekat85]

Welcome to idaho

[@LolisFirebooks-g8s]

This is happening nationwide not just in Montana

[@corey6393]

I lived at Big Sky from 89-93, as a ski bum/resort employee. It was clear to many, even way back then, that the place was quickly becoming a club to which regular folk did not belong. I moved to North Idaho, and the same is happening here. It just took a couple more decades to manifest.

[@shawnparenteau9395]

makes you wonder if there will be anywhere safe to go in the near future, seems like everywhere is being gentrified

[@corey6393]

@@shawnparenteau9395 Northeast Iowa is looking pretty good right now. Some great places to live in the "flyover states".

[@mycelia_ow]

@@shawnparenteau9395 Colorado, Minnesota, etc.

[@mycelia_ow]

@@shawnparenteau9395 Red is the common demoninator here.

[@azeclecticdog]

They voted out the guy on their side in Congress and voted in the guys on the side of the rich. Wecome to a nightmare of your own making.

[@dawna4185]

stupid is as stupid does

[@az55544]

Why are red states freaking out when red ideals get executed? Were they really foolish enough to think it wouldn't happen?

[@dukelawr]

Exactly this. It’s hard to feel bad for people that vote against their own interests.

[@blackxiii4268]

He wasn't on our side either, they're both liars.

[@FrontLinePub]

It's the Great Reset. "You will own nothing...and you will love it." - Blackrock

[@toddrobinson9170]

Not this bloke, i own what I have and Blackrock can suck it.

[@BrightElk]

@@toddrobinson9170They will find a way to price you out.

[@TheLettersJ]

​@@toddrobinson9170 you'll probably eventually lose it to property taxes.

[@toddrobinson9170]

@TheLettersJ No, i'll refuse and plus im not willing to pay more then 100 a month for property tax as i live in apartment with a very small amount property so no I'd just refuse

[@mikehughes8023]

@@toddrobinson9170renters don’t pay property taxes. Your landlord does and as they increase it correlates to your monthly payment.

[@gordygowdy7989]

maybe someday the poor/middle class will figure out your problems are not the other political party, but instead the super wealthy...

[@T.R.75]

yeah well, this is happening everywhere, and its disgusting. this is what we get with ridiculous wealth concentration. meanwhile the Native Americans are laughing at capitalism eating itself, while also mourning the destruction of what used to be sustainably managed land. welcome to the new gilded age kids.

[@MorganHyde-ie5ru]

True. We need a Gandhi-like uprising. Instead of making our own cotton, we need to grow our own food andlive in community with each other to make housing cheaper. Screw the elite and corporate interests. Let's take our country back.

[@chaparra71]

😂😂😂

[@seasn5553]

Don’t most people in Montana dislike regulations… isn’t this why regulations are necessary

[@lukerlunker]

Yes. And it takes an incredibly strong progressive government to have a prayer to take them on.

[@jasonerickson947]

It's what backhoes are for.

[@drmodestoesq]

@@lukerlunker ...And progressives don't believe in the power of prayer....so no luck there.

[@denisemcdougal6445]

Absolutely true. More $$$$ doesn’t make people smarter or have empathy. It makes them greedy

[@netdude]

So they're voting and getting exactly what they're voting for... correct?

[@shekharmoona544]

Class colonization.

[@stinkfinger630]

Imagine how the Indians felt?

[@NPC8087]

Yep and Montanans continue to vote for rich outsiders over born and bred Montanans. A great example happened just this election when Montanans voted for Tim Sheehy, a wealthy Minnesotan, over Jon Tester, a born and bred Montanan farmer. The people of Montana get the government they voted for. Once again people voting against their own interest.

[@CeeDEE-l8b]

Tester is a Dem/Deep State shill

[@NO-none410]

So true😢

[@CeeDEE-l8b]

@@NPC8087 Tester is a corrupt shill

[@bavondale]

One of the few MPU vids showing solutions: 1. raise the resort tax and tax on 1% 2. Tax short term rentals 3. Raise property taxes on second homes All of that raises money for govt, but no guarantee of it going to help anyone. All of that extra tax money should get channeled to creating affordable housing in the resort towns that requires that you work there

[@JamesZeroSix]

4. Overturn Citizens united

[@stephenphillips6245]

​@@JamesZeroSixClarence Thomas ...says no !

[@sarahnelson9329]

I live in Helena Montana. You are right on about everything! One of my sons worked at the Big Sky resort as an electrician for a few years, was too expensive to live close by, and commuted to the resort. All my children have great careers but cannot afford to buy a home or even live alone

[@Movieman1965]

It's happening all over the country!

[@MohanKrishna-m4f]

Iam not from America but almost all major cities in India this is what already happened.... Locals simply lost everything except their clothes on their own body....

[@hibudy]

Well in India asset class and investment pool is far less so it's understandable that wealthy prefers real estate in proper location to park their cash but in US there's so much avenues so I don't know maybe QE is responsible for this widening gap and endless encroachment in housing to land to water and what not...

[@MohanKrishna-m4f]

@@hibudy slightly u r correct bcz asset class is always there in India.... They come from politics, old dynasties and bollywood and their peripherals .... I agree these class dont invent anything like many done in west but they multiply their assets largely these ways. U cant buy a house in Mumbai but u can buy a house in Athens... Thats the inequality in India...

[@kwv889j]

It seems to be worldwide. I read about people in places like Germany, Australia, and the UK commenting about housing costs and who owns it all.

[@jenhayes7189]

Happening in beach towns all along the east coast of Australia as well

[@Ellevated_Woman]

I live in Ketchum, ID. A similar scenario occurred here during the pandemic and a great number of people were forced to move out of the area. We have thousands of workers commuting here daily from the Magic Valley, 90 miles away. I feel incredibly fortunate to have a deed restricted (work force) condominium and was able to stay in this beautiful place where I have resided for over 30 years.

[@jl8942]

Capitalism prioritizes profits and corporate growth above the well-being of people and the planet. The priorities of policies, regulations, and laws matter.

[@briansherrill6733]

This isn’t a result of true free market capitalism. This is a result of cronyism.

[@fareshajjar1208]

Capitalism has raised more people out of poverty than any other system in history. It's the reason you have your phone, computer, medicine, hospital, automobile, and a thousand other amazing things that make life better than ever before.

[@Tammy-iz5rz]

Unfortunately our government does what the big corporations want. Taxes, regulations, permits etc are to help the big corporations and hurt the mom and pop businesses. We need to go back to a family based economy instead of a corporate based economy. In a free market there are no corporations because the government doesn’t charter corporations in a free market.

[@wadebuck69]

@jl8942 I agree. The only reason capitalism has not already collapsed this country is because after the stock market crash in 1929 people back then were smart enough to realize why it happened and set up strict regulations to keep it from happening again. Then shortly after the recovery was happening WWll started. When the war ended the middle class was strong and thriving because of those regulations on capitalism such as tax codes made it virtually impossible for billionaires to exist. It is estimated that during that time there were only about 6 billionaires and their money came from inheritance. Fast forward to the mid 1970's when the regulations started being loosened slightly due to the laws being changed where politicians could start accepting money from corporations and the rich. Then came ronald reagan who engaged in large scale Union busting, deregulated almost everything and normalized politicians being legally bribed. Then citizens united in 2010 which is one of the most deceptive names ever allowed for politicians to completely sell themselves for legalized bribes. After that it has been a free for all for everyone who can afford to bribe politicians. Wall Street, banks, private equity, corporations, and every other ultra wealthy person has been able to do pretty much whatever they want since then. Now there are 801 billionaires with combined wealth of $6.22 TRILLION dollars. All of that accumulated wealth in the hands of so few has been taken directly from working class and poor Americans through unregulated capitalism and it will not end until they have it all and we have nothing.

[@fareshajjar1208]

@@wadebuck69 You need to get a refund from your Marxist professors. They are the unmerited wealthy who robbed the poor and working class (you). Worthless university professors who make nothing and contribute nothing and couldn't nail two pieces of wood together. They have no value outside of the fake candyland world of the university campus. They pillaged you good. Capitalism WITH LESS REGULATIONS is the solution because wealth is created, not just redistributed. It is possible and common to gain wealth by enlarging the economy and nothing is taken from anyone. If you hate capitalism so much, please do the right thing and stop using your phone, computer, automobile, wi-fi, and medication and travel immediately to one of the Third World sh*tholes that follows your logic.

[@cdubb8827]

Republicans have been in power for decades in Montana. I hope the residents don’t fall for the “it’s the democrats fault “

[@gorkyd7912]

First of all, you're wrong. The previous governor was Democrat. Bozeman's leadership is Democrat. The current Senator since 2007 is a Democrat. Secondly, what's happening to Montana is people are moving there because it's a great place to live. If you prefer Detroit just go to Detroit.

[@yeboscrebo4451]

It’s most always the lefty’s fault. Lefties love to give more power to the government, not understanding that the government makes back door deals with these developers and gives privileges to the mega corporations that are gobbling everything up. You can bring a corporation to its knees by choosing not to buy its products. But there’s nothing you can do once the force of government gets involved. Then the government uses the corporations to do its bidding. Get government OUT and most problems will be solve d

[@RonaldChmara]

@@gorkyd7912 California elects Republican governors and mayors and town councils (etc.), too. Still a bit of a stretch to go from "people from X party get can elected" to disproving that there's a party in power. (Also, states have two senators, right now it's Tester (D) and Daines (R) in Montana, and Tester's probably out for another R, Sheehy). Here's another way to look at it: How many times, in the last two decades, has Montana cast their electoral votes for a D candidate? (It's Zero). Three decades? (Still Zero). Gotta go back to 1992, all the way to Bill Clinton, and then before him, Johnson in 1964. 60 years ago. It's pretty "red" overall.

[@jennieshepherd5845]

Actually, there are 2 senators and one is Republican so the split vote buries us. The house was Democrat for a very short time otherwise we are Red. Deeply red. There is a tendency for urban dwellers to vote blue so we are getting a little more of that in the bigger towns, but those blues who can afford the bigger towns are RICH (some are ecologically blue, but haven't figured out the fiscal blue part) so they are not concerned with the have-nots. They know they can always buy their security.

[@fegtynpax5147]

It'd hard to vote Democrat when these bullonares are liberal

[@janejohndoe348]

People have consistently been voting against their self-interest.

[@MorganHyde-ie5ru]

Not everyone did. I love being saddled with their choices though. Super fun.

[@jomr4249]

Democrats are the main ones gentrifying everything tho lol … if you’re implying what I think you are

[@Joe_J-MT_Boy]

There is some excellent research that went into this one. My thanks to More Perfect Union for putting it together.

[@codedestroy680]

Membership now costs $600,000 requires you to buy a house in the club or land with a plan within X amount of years to have a house built. On top of that the yearly fees are about $25,000-$100,000 more a year. I work in the club fairly frequently and the stuff you see up there is insane money means nothing to them.

[@Joe_J-MT_Boy]

The billionaires are pushing out the millionaires, right? The ultra rich running around the Big Sky area don't care how much anything costs. They just want to know how fast you can get it for them.

[@Apheleion]

I'm from Rhode Island and i can barley pay rent. Apartment are 2k a month utilities not included and house that normally would sell for 250-300,000 are now selling for like 500-750,000 and these are tiny places some under 1,000 sq ft. Its insane everywhere in the US. The rich need to be taxed and private equity should not be able to buy up properties and jack prices up.

[@chuckvincent5691]

Rhode Island has cheaper housing and higher wages than Bozeman. It’s bad everywhere, but Bozeman is the worst.

[@melanieearly3450]

Well unfortunately the US just voted for making the rich even richer yet 😳

[@Apheleion]

@melanieearly3450 yup now we all have to pay for the stupidity of Americans

[@Truthseeker-cv2mvp]

​@@melanieearly3450no, no that's not what we voted for. We voted for common sense, I can see why that bothers you. Seeing as how you have none of it.

[@melanieearly3450]

@@Truthseeker-cv2mvp Bahahaha you voted for exactly that. You just don’t understand it yet. But enjoy the oligarchy 😂

[@nyxcin1]

Why cut taxes for the rich when they can afford to pay more? Twenty five % for the ultra wealthy is much different than 25% for someone who makes less than 75k. I am terrible at math, but even I can crunch those numbers. People are barely hanging on while holding 2 or 3 part time jobs. They can't afford healthcare and they can't afford to get sick or injured. Also, I would like to know more about the life cycle of Superfund sites. From what little I know, it's essentially the safety net for polluting companies to protect their profits by externalizing cleanup costs and making the American tax payer cover it. There should be some basic requirements, money put into escrow for the cost of cleanup, regardless if the company closes shop and moves o or goes bankrupt.

[@aceous99]

socialism for the rich, rugged capitalism for the poor.

[@toddrobinson9170]

If anything they should make the rich pay the highest taxes for everything.

[@supersize75k5]

@@toddrobinson9170you’re missing the point, low taxes is what draws them in the first place

[@judithmcdonald9001]

By the People; for the People.

[@StatusNull]

By the Few, for no one else, make us some more money would you? Nahhh u don't need that. Back to work.

[@matthewpeters5977]

I do think it is 100% wrong to sell our federal and state protected public lands to anyone

[@Disrupterds]

Well, you know, it's good when industry seizes property for profit but not when the government does it for a public good.

[@MorganHyde-ie5ru]

Grumble grumble *big government* grumble grumble

[@AndrewOkus]

I live in Reno NV in a HUD complex owned by USA Multi-family Housing. They are based out of Roseville California. They own 18 HUD complexes in Nevada. I am a disabled senior whose yearly income isn't even $12k yet they are charging me over 50 percent of my monthly income for rent. I've been here over 3 years. My rent should be $300 a month. Please complain about this incompetent company who is abusing seniors! Thank you!

[@meep2253]

You need to start organizing your community to vote for progressive policies that will cap the price of rent. Red states always leave the people to suffer open your eyes!

[@Stardustpal25]

Report to your Attorney General.

[@bmhorowitz4227]

Why can they buy land from the forest service which should be held in perpetuity for the public.

[@chrislindsay3104]

Teddy Roosevelt is rolling in his grave...

[@MorganHyde-ie5ru]

They absolutely should never in a million years be allowed to do that.

[@FT__Bicycling_____-sc7yv]

CORRUPTION. Happens particularly fast when the ironically named "conservatives" have control. They appoint politicians to run things like the Public lands, EPA, whose actual goals are the opposite of protection: to remove regulations, allow businesses and their buddies to profit . They are literally put in place to trade off the natural resources for short-term financial gains that go to only a small percentage of the population. It is STEALING from all of us citizens (and future generations) who have the right to use that land. Just look at the guy that Trump chose to run the EPA - see what he actually says publicly. It is disgusting.

[@NaturesMagik406]

It`s not just these towns... It`s ALL of Montana... MY HOME!!!!!

[@reversefulfillment9189]

Workers of the world unite

[@aceous99]

got nothing to lose but the chains

[@lindasimons691]

Whaaat? And have the gullible and brainwashed call us socialist and communists? Not going to happen when the wealthy know the secret of finger pointing and blame shifting.

[@denisemcdougal6445]

For real

[@kokotheclown2588]

They won’t you gringos are too scared of change scared of a new way to do things scared to stand up to republicans or democrats if you gringos ever stand up and have a Conscious Revolution I’ll love to see it cause they had one in Mexico and took effect in 2018 and it’s continuing now

[@dampaul13]

Four legs good, two legs bad

[@exploralora]

You should do a piece about places like Aberdeen, WA where a single ultra wealthy person (Emmert) bought a majority of the commercial real estate in the economic opportunity zone just to hike up rents and force local small businesses out just to have the properties sit empty while they are used as tax shelters. At least half of buildings in downtown Aberdeen are empty. This man owns about 40 properties in the county and most are empty.

[@joannbengtson1959]

That is so very disheartening. Does this person live in the area? Why would this be acceptable?

[@Flash3-22]

This is so tragic to hear. It isn't like Aberdeen has people lined up to move to this wet side of Washington state. Loss of retail businesses in small towns causes such an economic slump.

[@claritapadilla7110]

Sickening!

[@eugeniebreida1583]

You are exactly right. Can the Aberdeen City Council/mayor or Chamber DO anything about this dismal situation? (I own a house here)

[@mikewilburn5884]

Private equity markets need to be heavily regulated and penalized

[@JamesZeroSix]

they own the politicians, until Citizens United is overturned, it will never happen.

[@thedocisin3204]

This problem exists in many resort, tourism areas. I have a second home on Cape Cod, same problem. Visited Vail, Aspen, Breckenridge, Telluride, Yellowstone Club and Big sky. No or very little housing for hospitality workers. My friend who owns in Yellowstone hired a husband and wife team to keep the property and cook when he's there. They have nice quarters on the property and a decent salary.

[@Sane_Man11]

Love this channel so much for highlighting these issues

[@AnonymousMusing]

This is happening all over America. We need people in power who will work for us!

[@TheOG-GG]

We need to replace the people in power WITH us!!

[@CascadianFyn]

As soon as they get elected, they get bought. We need strict laws against corporate lobbying in government.

[@showcaseSampa]

Wake up. No one in their right mind will do anything for you. You want it done, step up.

[@tesmith47]

LOL, you white folks never vote for those sorts of people

[@Flash3-22]

Affordable housing for workers in sought after locations has been an issue across the country. The only way people in power can help is for them to back subsidized housing.

[@Xeonerable]

Gentrification. Instead of kings and castles we have private equity firms and bought land.

[@michaelmikulski1123]

Lived in Great Falls MT for 33 yrs and Bozeman, Missoula, Kalispell all became unaffordable for the average person.

[@MercilessGuitar151]

Keep voting republican and against your interest and nothing will change. Hard to feel sorry for them.

[@PissedUAWElectrician]

As long as Hollywood and the recording artists are rich that's OK though right??? BTW who's been telling me to vote Harris????? Rhetorical question...

[@vg7985]

You know, actually with democrats nothing will change. Democrats are not friends of labor. Republicans will make it worse, but on the positive side, system will collapse 😢 faster. Less pain at the very end.

[@abacus7547]

outcome is the same for working class, doesnt really matter who you vote for.

[@dlorien7306]

We voted Republican with religious dedication. We hate the outcome. So tomorrow, we're all voting Republican. Because it doesn't matter who you vote for but it must be Republican.

[@dominicfucinari1942]

Fewer people vote reactionary than what's portrayed, but the votes against those types don't carry much weight when districts are gerrymandered or those votes otherwise get suppressed.

[@jetillian]

Can't find any housing, and any new ones on the market are going to private auction.

[@ramal5708]

The fact that the state is very leaning red and the people are voting against their own best interests.

[@daniels.3062]

Those three cities they mentioned vote Democrat.

[@chuckvincent5691]

Bozeman is not red leaning. It’s a university town/ski bum town.

[@TheLettersJ]

@@daniels.3062 Montana Democrat is likely not like Democrats from elsewhere.

[@joepohr3104]

@@TheLettersJ exactly

[@huntsimple9527]

By my calculation, since 1992, LIBERALS have been president for 20 out of the past 32 years or 63% of the time. If this is true, why didn't the LIBERALS fix this problem with all of the time they have been in power?

[@nelsonchampion7986]

The same thing is happening in Utah right now with the semi-privatization of Powder Mountain and the fully private Wasatch Peaks Ranch a stone's throw away. Deer Valley is expanding and creating the luxury Mayflower Mountain Resort with private residences. More and more land is being taken away from the public to accommodate the ultra-wealthy. Heart-breaking.

[@gregorylumpkin2128]

There's a thin line between capitalism and corporate fascism.

[@bigslacker666]

Welcome to every mountain/ski town in the US. Same here in Tahoe but its bay area techies driving the hollowing out of neighborhoods. Just saw half a dumpy duplex for $2200/month + deposit + utilities. Once the problem starts, it MUST be handled with local laws but easier said than done. Because the people who ARE the problem insert themselves into local politics and game the system.

[@cautiousoptimist1926]

The local realtors, bankers, developers and politicians will sell out the interests of the community and long term residents every damn time.

[@Movieman1965]

Yes! Here in Miami I once had a local guy running for a city position talk to me. He owned a contstruction company. He said there were too many regulations for developers! Guy straight telling me why he wants to get into the city government to change the rules in his favor!!!!!

[@Joe_J-MT_Boy]

Okay... so you own this duplex and a realtor approaches you with an offer about twice what it's worth... for cash, so no Closing Costs. You sell it and become an instant millionaire. Who wouldn't do that if they could? Some of this could be fixed with income and property tax revision, but where is the commission to study the problem and recommend solutions? Montana is All Red Everywhere now, so not fixing it belongs to the Republican Party. I believe it will be a cold day in Hell before the Montana State Legislature does anything to fix the tax problem - or at least the part of it that originates at the state level. A huge part of the property tax dilemma is the fault of the cities and counties.

[@triscuitpower7196]

@@Movieman1965 That's pretty typical for who wants to get into city politics.

[@_A4A]

I'm not jealous, hateful nor spiteful towards anyone who is wealthy or ultra rich, but I'm deeply hurt, saddened and completely perplexed as to why a majority of them HATE & DESPISE the rest of us so much, when it was literally our hard work, sacrifices to our own daily life, support, investments, trust & devotion that elevated them to the level they are at today!... 😞

[@JohnZornAscended]

It’s the Fed and government in collusion that gives these weenie p.o.s the power to march around like god. It’s all criminal and fraudulent. This is what happens when a government picks winners and losers. They’re all actual pieces of shit.

[@EPluribusUnumSemper]

Obviously it’s hard to respect people that can easily be fooled into voting against themselves

[@Movieman1965]

Don't be so neutral. I have heard rich and wealthy people talk about the rest of the 98% of our world, the largest group. They don't care about our struggles or concerns! It's all about continued exploitation of populations around the world to keep them in the lavish homes, yachts, resorts, expensive clothes, cars, airplanes, expensive restaurants, jewelry, various homes around the world. Also, making sure that the rest of us stay in our class so we keep producing for their benefit. I have spoken with a weathy man whose family has coffee plantations and how little they pay the workers. These rich/wealthy who have generations of wealth have been brought up to believe that expoitation of the masses is their right and that it's ok to take adavantage of everyone they can. They don't care about us. You think they are going to share their profits or gains with us? We are seen as only numbers to use for their personal fortunes and gains. Read the history of world and how we arrived at capitalism around the world. The story is pretty much the same everywhere.

[@NathanHarrison7]

Excellent video. Very balanced and fact based. Liked the brief list of possible solutions at the end of the video too.

[@jolness1]

I live in Montana and am glad to see this covered.

[@jdc8352]

Nothing will happen

[@Thatgirlsteph777]

@@jdc8352especially now that everyone has voted against their own best interest. There isn’t a single republican who gives a shit about this problem and that’s a fact.

[@toolit2quit]

you want capitalism, here is your capitalism. the whole nation's mindset about how we do things needs to change. i understand communism is a dirty word but to me, so is capitalism. we need a new paradigm or this sh*t will only escalate.

[@hibudy]

Constant propaganda by billionaires owned media has done that.

[@showcaseSampa]

Well... Roosevelt used the same argument to push the New Deal through as the Elite wouldn't have it. And at the time , the American Communist Party was at all tine high on membership... Upton Sinclair made a run as a Presidential Candidate under the Communist Party ticket.

[@gorkyd7912]

Correct. If this was not capitalism this problem in Montana wouldn't exist because no one would be free to move here. In fact there's lots of capitalism-exempt zones in Montana and they're called Indian Reservations where the prices are very affordable still.

[@MorganHyde-ie5ru]

Right, and well-managed socialist policies are very different from some Pol Pot-style roundup of citizens forced to farm. The inability of some people to see shades of gray on the issue of communism and socialism is astounding.

[@wave1016]

This has nothing to do with capitalism. The powerful people of this world have always monopolized production, housing, art, nature, and quality of life in every society that has ever existed. There is not one place in this world, communist, capitalist, socialist or whatever, where there isn’t a class of elites who have what everybody wants

[@ANDERSON-q8e-b8v]

I usually look up your videos for updates! Our government has no idea how people are suffering these days. I feel for people with disabilities not getting the help they deserve. Thank you Ms Telisha Wolfson, imagine investing $12,000 and received $305,500

[@AshleyEllison-cm6ii]

Ms Telisha Wolfson was my hope during the 'bear summer' last year. I did so many mistakes but also learned so much from it, and of course from Telisha Wolfson

[@ChrisBirthmark]

She must be really dedicated and well trusted for people to talk much good about

[@Edwardjack-n5d]

The first step to successful investing is figuring out your goals and risk tolerance either on your own or with the help of a financial professional but is very advisable you make use of a professional .

[@JuanMurray-love]

She is my family's personal broker and also a personal broker in many families I'm United State, she's a licensed broker and a FINRA AGENT in United states

[@BillyMitchell-j2u]

I Started with 5,000$ and Withdrew profits 89,000$

[@DdRr-xd1eh]

I lived in Bozeman for twenty years. For the most part, I was always working three jobs; two to pay the bills and one under the table so I could buy food. I think I moved at least a dozen times trying to find ways to save money. I was even commuting to Big Sky when Blixseth bankrupted the Club. I miss living there. I don’t miss the Karens.

[@Mister_Vintage]

Rent control is NOT the answer. If you want lower priced housing, you need to enable a market that allows *THOUSANDS* of small and independent builders to compete. The marketplace is set by hedge funds that use their political buddies to make an oppressive regulatory environment because small companies can't carry the huge debts and expenses for 2 and 3 years waiting for approval while sweetheart deals are made in the back room between private equity and their regulatory pals. THERE IS NO COMPETITION anymore. The government picks the winners and the winners want modern feudalism. This is class warfare, not left versus right.

[@northernbohemianrealist]

You mean something like the 300,000 units suggested by the Vice President? No, wait. That would be evil socialism. Obviously the market is handling this problem perfectly. Don't try anything. Homeless For Trump!

[@Demopans5990]

Cut zoning regs mainly. The Soviet style commie blocks while may be ugly, is very cheap for what it does: cramming a few dozen families into homes. Obviously, commie blocks aren't single detached houses, so they can't be built

[@RedfishGB]

second homes, short term rentals and remote workers have destroyed many great places. Raise taxes on second homes and short term rentals. I have no solution for remote workers….😢

[@jenhayes7189]

Started with Airbnb ! Wrecked towns and cities

[@paulorocky]

“If you can’t afford to live here, live somewhere else” Also Karen: “Why is there a such a long line for coffee?”

[@MorganHyde-ie5ru]

Truth 🤣🤣. The odds that she's rude and a crapy tipper are also high.

[@jamesangelo8432]

It's the exact same here in Asheville. They make builders put 10% or so for affordable housing but most apartments only means 5-10. Rent is outrageous here

[@christopherbuckley7544]

Head north to the Canada-US border...drive another 300 miles (500Km) to Calgary. We got the same sh*t, different piles...literally!

[@justinmellem8964]

Same story in Jackson hole Wyoming. I work as an electrician in that area and most people commute ove the pass from idaho and typically from a city thats already a hour and a half away from the pass, which is a half hour drive already.

[@sgtelias2258]

that's the problem right there.... would love to see what would happen to JH if people refused to do that work

[@dylanbaer]

Bozeman •cannot exceed more than 4 unrelated tenets so the extreme rent cannot be shared •montana state continues to increase enrollment without addressing the housing crisis •corporate landlords neglect properties and have unrealistic standards for new or "risky" tenants •Too many homes are left vacant as rentals or second homes •Contractors have zero incentive to build low-middle income housing in town because their profit margins are much higher in big sky •california as a whole

[@MorganHyde-ie5ru]

We should get rid of that first one, everywhere, immediately.

[@chrisburckhard9122]

As someone who lives in Butte for 10+ years, this is a huge problem. I was a homeless drug addict, sleeping in my car in the middle of the winter, and within 2 years, I was clean, sober and making $30+ an hour. Even when I was making that kind of money, it was impossible to find a place that wasn't half condemned for less than $1k a month. It's only going to get worse, and unless they lighten restrictions on building single-family dwellings, then it's not gonna change.

[@inthesun3884]

Montana always had one of the lowest minimum wages of any State for as long as I could remember. So they are paying their workers outrageously low wages. That's the super rich for you.

[@scifirealism5943]

Yes

[@aishbalev]

Reminds me of Park City and Moab Utah. What I find crazy about these places is how shallow and ugly rich tourist playgrounds are. There's the bones of an elegant functional city in there, but they're built upon and surrounded by the most soulless suburban-style buildings, stores, and people, folks with waaaaay more money than taste.

[@alexb4874]

The worst part about it is that this affects older people the most. People who should be retired and have to be working to try and afford their lives

[@etroxzy]

Haven’t even finished this video yet but I just wanna thank you guys for shining light on this, I was born and raised in Missoula and my families been in MT since 1890’s and unfortunately it’s become practically unlivable for us regular Montanans. Multiple of my friends live out of their trucks while working full time and still can hardly afford to get by, I’ve had to move to more rural eastern montana just to cut costs but it’s still incredibly difficult. Montana has changed so drastically in the last 20 years it’s hardly recognizable for those of us who’ve lived here for generations, not even mentioning how poor our natives living conditions are… it’s a shame for the best state in the country to end up like this.

[@IAmTheDawn]

breaks my heart to see these working class people suffer, but this is the future that America fought for with all its cries of "freedom" - now you're just free to keep getting exploited.

[@tesmith47]

WHITE AMERICA VOTES FOR THIS ALL THE TIME

[@MorganHyde-ie5ru]

The silly thing of course is that this form of capitalism does have government intervention, doesn't it? But those interventions generally support corporations. So it's not even the free market repiblicans claim they want- it's a market subsidized by the government to support monopolies. It's disgusting.

[@bcx1138]

i don’t understand how the private equity business model is legal

[@susansauceda9879]

It's not. It's monopoly.

[@TJSpike]

As someone who lives in Colorado, I feel Montana's pain very deeply

[@girlandtheglambo9870]

God this is wild. I travel and live fulltime in my rig, partially because rent is too expensive. But we see these small cities like Bend, Bozeman, etc become so expensive because they're booming in growth.

[@KarenLavia]

In my opinion, a housing market crash is imminent due to the high number of individuals who purchased homes above the asking price despite the low interest rates. These buyers find themselves in precarious situations as housing prices decline, leaving them without any equity. If they become unable to afford their homes, foreclosure becomes a likely outcome. Even attempting to sell would not yield any profits. This scenario is expected to impact a significant number of people, particularly in light of the anticipated surge in layoffs and the rapid increase in the cost of living.

[@JohnSmith060]

Government policy has thrown the future under the bus for decades. The day of judgment is near. I predict an 80% drop in the stock market. Investors will abandon stocks in favor of real estate. There will be no money in banks... You must devise a strategy for survival.

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[@justmenotyou3151]

It's happening everywhere. The same problems montana is having the people in the cities, country wide have the same problem, theres just more of them in one place. They're not all drug users. Many can not afford a place to live or find a job. Entire families are in campers and cars. The entire country is in this mess. Homeless and hopeless leads to drug use. Its a downward spiral. Once you started down that spiral, it's hard to get back out.