The Affordable Housing Crisis Is Worse Than You Think

[@queenlyellis9867]

I heard a childhood classmate express her need for her grandfather to die so she can move into his place! This is how bad the housing crisis is. Absolutely disgusting.

[@unturned6066]

And there will probably be laws making that move-in impossible, anyway.

[@WendyHardy-wo6gl]

I'd make sure the house wasn't left to her... Unbelievable! 😡

[@alicia_nicole]

Children are brutal 😆

[@darrylloo4080]

Home better be in a trust.

[@SophTheSloth]

@@WendyHardy-wo6gllet’s not forget “CHILDHOOD” this classmate is/was a child they don’t understand that that is disrespectful

[@thatblerdoverthereb9654]

It's ridiculous. Just 10 years ago, I rented a small 1 bed apt for about $700, and it was a in a bougie area of a big city.

[@Lady_Kunoichi]

Good ol days

[@Lucy-LucasValentineWithGrace]

As a disabled black person who was in a shelter for five months, unhoused for about 8 months before that, and continues to be housing insecure - and *cannot* keep or even get *any* job - I just wanna say thanks for your work, as it is helping me to re-unlearn the gaslighting the shelter and those I stayed with forced me into. Especially this video. Really helped me properly express some of the new triggers I have now after being out the shelter for the last 9 weeks. Everything they said about shelters is true - where I am I was able to get my birth certificate paid for tho, but I know Nyc is way different. Irregardless, it is trauma. Period. Anyways thanks again.

[@JordanS-ww4eu]

As a white man I would like to say sorry for your situation

[@Goldenhawk5211]

Bless you. I have spent so many years of my life gaslighting myself and being ashamed by myself and others for being antisocial and not wanting to attend special occasions and socialize much in general outside of my romantic partners. Ur video has been so enlightening! It wasn't me being the problem, it has been my work life being the problem and draining me.... Thank you so much. I wanna cry because now u have helped me find the diagnosis I needed for my problem of feeling lonely too

[@thewanderingstarseed]

I just saw a documentary on KZbin called “Finland solved homelessness” or something like that. Just wanted to share, it’s really good! If only all countries could do what they do. They don’t just provide housing, they provide an all inclusive community for people and help them transform their lives. All of them! Is so simple too, just treat people humanely. We treat animals better than humans in America

[@Boguardis]

They also had a very small homeless problem. Not only that, but there are like 5 million people who live there. It's a much easier solution for them. This is why comparing countries like this is a bad thing.

[@unturned6066]

​@@Boguardisyeah, but their issue was smaller because they hadn't let it get as crazy as the US government has allowed lobbyists to make it.

[@amandaford8730]

​@@unturned6066he's our designated "pull yourself up by your boot straps" bro of the comment section.

[@alicia_nicole]

They have really high income taxes. Wage earners are already taxed up the wazoo, it's time for the wealthy and business owners to pay their fair share.

[@Boguardis]

What are you talking about? What a gross and baseless accusation.@@amandaford8730

[@jellerzellar4588]

The mormon church owns BILLIONS of dollars worth of real estate and rental properties all over the country. Why dont they do a good deed and donate some of their property to house the homeless!? Its about power!!

[@incrediblybored4787]

It's also about wealth hoarding. They can liquidate that land.

[@Boguardis]

Why don't you invite some homeless inside of your house? Oh wait, you wouldn't. lol.

[@Newarkguy38]

The same reason you don’t do a good deed and work for free. It makes them money.

[@alphaomega1351]

Y'all still don't get the con that religious mythology is. All religions no matter the version, exploit the mentally vulnerable by selling them a fantasy in return for money and/or control of their lives! Wake up! 😳

[@tuan2u]

It's easy to tell other people and entities on what they should do with THEIR money. Much more difficult to apply the same standard to your own money

[@alicia_nicole]

This is simply late stage capitalism. We are moving to an asset economy. You can work extremely hard and your class wont change. The wealthy will be wealthy bc of their assets. We have to tax the wealthy. Never before in America history has the regular wage worker been taxed so much and the wealthy and businesses have been taxed so little. If we dont come together to change this by our votes its gonna get real ugly.

[@MsLashun]

The goal is to keep the working class from owning anything, they will never be able to truly retire.

[@kateliness2]

We also really view seniors or young people who choose to live with family as burdens or lazy or bad, when it makes so much sense, and that's why other cultures have done it for centuries.

[@joselynejh]

My husband and I used to live in a low income neighborhood before 2020 and we left because we got better jobs. Fast forward to us looking to buy a home and the only homes we can afford are the run down homes in that same neighborhood we used to live in. The one we left for to “upgrade”. The one with the terrible school district and where one of our neighbors got shot in the corner gas station. Both of us working full time making decent middle class income can rent in a high income area but can only afford to buy property in a low income neighborhood. The numbers simply don’t add up.

[@thewanderingstarseed]

Yes my story as well! Its insanity. Work hard to only break even

[@Boguardis]

Just save up and wait. Rent at the cheapest place you can and put every dollar away in a CD or low risk stock portfolio and then cash out for a down payment when you're ready to buy. Also utilize your companies 401k. You can draw from them to use for home loans (and other loans).

[@alicia_nicole]

How ironic

[@rootsm3]

I just get so furious because there’s this empty business park near me that is acres and acres of land and it’s totally empty. And it’s like that all over the country.

[@Koushi82]

let people van life there legally is the cheapest option

[@gretaerlingis877]

@@Koushi82totally agree, it is not nice but stop the city from taking this away from people (SF)

[@youtubetroll6620]

I was born and raised in America, And I can honestly say, if this country started burning, I wouldn't give a squirt of piss to put the fire out.

[@therealopaartist]

I cant afford a house, so I live with my mom, younger brother, grandma, aunt and uncle. The property is in my cousins name and she said that when grandma dies, we’re all getting evicted. In a housing crisis. Because even though she has a house for her family, she wants THIS house (which isn’t even good, it’s literally falling apart). So when grandma dies we’re going to be homeless because even with combined incomes, we can’t find a house or even an APARTMENT. Not to mention we have ONE car in a family of six, and my uncle uses it multiple times a week to go to chemo and doctors appointments and shit. Town is 8 miles away and there’s no sidewalks or anything. We don’t even have public transport. We have ONE public bus and it’s for the elderly. Town is where all the jobs are. Can’t get a job without reliable transportation (car is gone days in a row, sometimes all day). We’re TRYING to find a place, but no matter what we do, something goes wrong. It’s like God himself is bitchslapping us back into poverty whenever we’re about to get a leg up.

[@helixxia9320]

:c i would take you all into my country if i could❤️‍🩹 (and if they/you wanted to) the housing prices are getting ridiculous in my country too but we have a lot more safety nets and help for people in situations like yours and for people going through other hard times and so they dont get stuck in a loop and evil circle of their circumstances💔

[@KaysFantasy]

Over here in the UK it's a struggle for us younger generation to get our own home. So it'll only be a dream, unfortunately to say.

[@faith1614]

Depends on where in the UK same as with america. People desire expensive locations eg london is a hotspot though very expensive in comparison to midlands which is cheaper.

[@Shanaemiami305]

I always leave your videos feeling more educated and enlightened! Amazing job and so well researched 👏🏾

[@christopherbuckley7544]

Well look at it this way: In a few more years, all that money spent on making these luxury rentals, will be huge losses for the corporate owners who can't find anybody to rent them, and they'll sit there and degrade while squatters break in and live for basement bargain prices...LITERALLY!!!!

[@valerietaylor9615]

Unfortunately, the police will probably throw them out. 😬

[@louisecampbell2628]

EXACTLY!!!!

[@AshleyGrahamcracker-oq3pf]

@@valerietaylor9615we have squatter protection laws

[@ammyfatxolotl]

Almost all of my income goes to rent. It's crippling. My family is rich and abled, I am poor and disabled. They don't help and say it's our fault we're poor.

[@765craven4]

I live in Texas in the mid-cities area and a 2 bedroom apartment here is $1400-$2000 a month for rent and utilities and such. My monthly income is around $2800. If I weren't an adult living with his brother and mom we wouldn't even be able to afford groceries and stuff. I cannot imagine how single parents would be able to sustain themselves and their kids without a job paying over twice what I make as a "skilled laborer".

[@LifeInTheRedKim]

After over a decade in the same rental home- where the owner herself was our landlord- when she wanted to sell I was so, so, SO nieve about what I was in for. The rental market is as horrible as described. My husband and I both work full time, as well as having second jobs. Credit alone became the problem and we were homeless for over month. We ended up in a place that is MORE rent than I ever paid- totaling almost 80% of our take home pay when we factor utilities- including the lease requiring we pay sewer, trash and other things that are impossible for us to verify in our multi unit house. Our new place has conditions that I’m embarrassed to even share. We have a corporate management company that won’t address things like mold and caving floors, pest problems et. We learned the hard way that there are not the resources out there that people assume there are for homeless families, nor many protections for renters who find themselves in the conditions we now find ourselves. It’s sad and I thank you for this video.

[@wayasaunooke3424]

I'm so sorry 😞 I have no advice, nothing worth saying, no way to help you... but I am sending you so much love. I wish I could do more (anything) for our own family and for others, I don't know what the answer for any of us is, and I don't know how any of us are even making it. Just know you aren't alone, I know that's so stupid and unhelpful to say, but I often struggle with the hopelessness and it feels like we're the only ones with nothing, and actually it's not the case at all; so many others are here too. That should be depressing and add even more hopelessness but, for me, it doesn't do that, it actually gives me some kind of comfort. Others understand and don't judge or look down on us. Others wouldn't mock our house or my clothes with holes in them. Others, like you, would listen and then also have the courage to share their own struggles...and all of that just helps in a small way. Maybe I'm just rambling now lol, but still, it's worth saying I think. I'm so proud of you for surviving this absolute shitshow. I really am. And I wish so much I had money that I could just buy you and others a house or food or whatever we all need. But you are not alone in this, for whatever that's worth. So much love to you ❤

[@jduncan4637]

This is a global crisis. I've heard of hpusing crises in the UK, US, Canada, China, Germany, Netherlands, Australia - basically, a property of your own is completely unaffordable all over the world even for people who are working traditionally professional jobs.

[@helixxia9320]

same here in Norway

[@kawaiibev]

They’re building so many luxury apartments with little square footage starting at 1,500 and up. It’s ridiculous.

[@1hinita]

I thought tiny homes were the answer BUT the prices on them are high as hell for basically a box. And the building codes in some states dont even allow for tiny home to even be built. Its honestly wild.

[@misschristy1044]

I work in the non profit industry. I had a now retired co worker tell me her income in 2006 was the same in 2022 doing the same work, just for a different company. Make it make sense smh...

[@zeusvalentine3638]

After WW2, millions of American GIs came home and millions of homes were built for them. New parts of cities were opened up, new loans were made available, and that started the most prosperous time for Americans ever recorded. You could work at a gas station and afford a home. This is known as the post war boom

[@specialagentorange4329]

We also had faith in God and didn't sleep with the first person we met

[@LightningRunner]

@@specialagentorange4329 did you actually watch the video?

[@hila7390]

So I got a $30 increase in my ssi. Then my ebt got reduced $42. My rent went up $150. My renter charges me $5 to replace a light bulb even though I provided the bulb. I'm disabled and can't climb a ladder to change it myself. My rent is nearly $1400 but they can't afford a full time maintenance. My bills are so high I can't save to move not that I could afford the type of housing I need for myself and my immobile father.

[@DeneenWhite-b8p]

Greed,Banks,and dirty Politicians.

[@WendyHardy-wo6gl]

Actually WEF

[@michaelhoudecki3657]

Rent has gone up 21% in the last two decades? Try 150%!

[@artdeska3986]

two years

[@littleeva]

The interesting thing is many of these "luxury" apartments are not well built and fall apart very quickly. I saw a luxury buiding built in the span of 9 months, this was in 1981, and within a year, I saw a scaffold around the building, meaning something was wrong with it and it had to be repaired.

[@Qtopian]

We moved way out of the city and a cheaper state to buy a house and luckily able to work remotely but it was still super expensive because the rates are too high right now. We had to shop around to get a lower rate match at a bigger bank but still paying over 3k a month for a two bedroom house.

[@natashag2454]

It’s hard out there for sure, the only way I can afford a home now is because I went into the Military and once I was done with my service I was offered a VA Home Loan in which you don’t have to put nothing down. After my service, for the rest of my life I do get medical coverage for all the bumps and bruises that happen while in the military. Lastly, I used the GI bill to get my 4 yr degree. If I had to go back in the military I don’t think I would. Just wanted to share the opportunity I had!

[@tamie4504]

I recently filed my taxes and it made me realize something shocking. I work full time, 12 months a year. In 2023, after paying my rent, I made $400 for the whole year! Four hundred dollars!

[@turboredcart]

you are rich!

[@tamie4504]

@@turboredcart I know

[@heidi1000]

I think if as a community (take it among ourselves) we turned unused corporate offices and closed buildings (closed malls, etc.) into apartments. From all the places I have lived in, I have seen a lot of buildings being unused. Honestly, I think it will be up to us as a community to make a change. Not sure where to start or how to start, but there has to be a way...

[@unturned6066]

Problem is, the government (and lobbyists) won't allow that.

[@Koushi82]

this means to remove those in power so we can do it because they put so many ules in place to force it to be expensive intentionally to jack rents up

[@Riu-bw4bl]

@@unturned6066it would take riots, protest, and mini revolutions to get most of Americas very solvable problems solved.

[@LightningRunner]

@@unturned6066 The problem, more likely, is that it'll take quite a bit of money and resources to turn office units into living spaces. Offices typically don't have showers, for one, and it's built to be more of a big, communal working space instead of a cozy, private space. You could make it into more of a dormitory/communal living area, but not everyone is keen to that idea (American individualism and all that). Now, I'm not saying it can't be done, but that it's "more affordable"/"more profitable" to keep them as empty office spaces

[@garciavirginia36]

I work 2 jobs and I still can’t afford to buy a home. SMH !

[@Yukielia]

Same thing is happening in Canada now, it's impossible to afford a house/condo, and rent prices have skyrocketed as well. Prices for everything keep increasing, while you're pay is always the same flat broke ass rate. They keep building condos that no one can afford, and the homeless population is unfortunately just increasing because of how egregious the rent prices are.

[@trtlduv07]

Excellent video, as always hun! 💚

[@alicia_nicole]

When i moved out my rent was 2/3 of my take home pay. It was this or homelessness and lose custody. I lucked up and got a promotion and my income nearly doubled and now my rent is exactly 32% of my take home pay. Now im worried bc i know it will go up next year. To buy a house will actually cost more monthly and that doesn't include the maintenance 😑. If i dont own property by the time my children dont need me im leaving America. Okinanwa is very welcoming.

[@lawrencemullin2643]

I agree.. Large corporations jack up the rent so much- more so than anytime in my life (of 66 years...)

[@Rhiannercakes]

It's bad in Canada. It's so hard to afford to live here. I lucked out and have cheap rent but my landlord is constantly harassing me to get more money from me. They used to have a first time home buyers thing here but barely anyone could qualify for it. How can you when a tiny house sells for a million dollars in a city of 40k? We have nothing going for us other than being the furthest tolerable driving distance for a commuter that works in Toronto but rent for a 1 bedroom is 1.2 to 1.5 grand a month. Something has to pop eventually.

[@brocksprogramming]

Following the money is what got us into this mess. A lot of people have completely abandoned the morals taught to them in those Sunday morning cartoons when they were growing up. Thus, we're headed for another great depression. When will people learn? We only have a limited amount of resources on this planet and if we don't share and help those less fortunate we are doomed.

[@ElegantPaws01]

This is insane.

[@Jaegar19Ultima-u9d]

People have been aware for years and nothing gets done.

[@elvalight2135]

An issue I have with this is you don't give people like action that they as individuals can take. Yes housing should be a right, but what can an everyday joe do to help fix it? It overwhelms people and makes them feel like giving up is the solution. Yes voting helps, yes raising awareness helps... but we've been doing that and things have only been getting worse. We need to figure out how to solve this on not only a mass scale but an individual one.

[@genevievesingh3547]

Idk I heard quite a few solutions in this video…rent control, rent stabilization, dismantling capitalism, collective action/organizing/solidarity among the working class to combat corporate greed. All were mentioned.

[@elvalight2135]

@@genevievesingh3547 Yes but the average joe will not no how to start something like that. People are like sheep. They're scared to take the first step, especially considering how volatile the US has been about peaceful protests in recent years. Things like rent control, dismantling capitalism etc are NOT individual actions, they are collective actions It's all fine and dandy to encourage organizing/solidarity but people are scared, many cannot take the time away from their jobs to stage protests and whatnot bc they'll lose it if they miss a shift. Yes we need change but it needs to be attainable and safe for the individual.

[@alicia_nicole]

Get a fund and lobby

[@Riu-bw4bl]

Alot of people give solutions to these issues but the problem is theres not much you can even begin to do as a individual. We don’t have power. The only way to change alot if Americas completely solvable problems would be to be as loud as possible in numbers about it. In my opinion, riots, protest, mini revolutions are the only way I see any change happening here. People need to fight for it like people did for fair work hours and conditions back in the day. Too many powerful people want things to stay the way they do. They get away with it cause people will continue to buy/do it.

[@Lastdayone]

A practical solution is to adapt to communal housing. Living with family or a couple of friends renting one house together to alleviate financial stress.

[@johndefalque5061]

I lived in BC for 30 yrs. I left in 2017 as my rent was increasing 36% a yr. I now live in Quebec, I feel like a fish out of water with weak French but my rent is limited to 5-7% annual increases.

[@rachelwoodbury5593]

There are so many homeless Americans in New York and yet the government is giving illegal immigrants free housing and $10,000 a month. I hate it here.

[@carmen_chuuu5224]

I really don’t think immigrants are the people you should be mad at here maybe blame the people in charge not the people who are looking for a safe home like the rest of us

[@hgd2394]

I feel so hopeless about the future of this country 😞 my family immigrated here to escape a religious dictatorship only to replace it with a capitalistic dictatorship.

[@sbostic08]

Move somewhere else just like your family did in the past.

[@hgd2394]

@@sbostic08 moving to Italy with my boyfriend after we get married, that’s where his family is….cant wait!

[@sbostic08]

@@hgd2394 Sounds great! Italy is beautiful 😍

[@glenwjohnson809]

Love how u make ur topics explicit.

[@SharkWitchMeruna]

Its too expensive to be alive. Genuinely thought of un aliving myself bc of it.

[@chrisbaker2669]

The cost of housing keeps rising because the dollar is not pegged to gold so we have a fiat currency that is collapsing so the number of dollars to rent or buy a home goes up.

[@Koushi82]

thats not the case its infinite reserve ratio money glitch banks use to borrow money to do cash buyouts thats not really cash then they leverage the higher priced house to more cash to do another cash buyout all off the books

[@Koushi82]

here is the thing the rental houses they are using for leverage or loans to do cash buying of more houses to get more leverage and buy up more assets they want to force the prices up no matter what while lowering your wages the root cause are people using them for investment instead of an expense

[@samanthaporter6662]

It blows my mind that some people have multiple homes .... Like how??!

[@specialagentorange4329]

Discipline

[@helixxia9320]

@specialagentorange4329 or maybe they just a boomer or gen x. or maybe a millenial or gen z with generational wealth. lucky to be born into a family with enough surplus and opportunities to help them start their life and did you even watch the video. plenty of people have 2 jobs and cant even ever afford 1 home and cant get out from renting because wages have not increased proportionately with prices of houses/renting/utilities/food over the decades

[@AJYisrael]

The people who make these rules & regulations truly are out of touch and have absolutely no interest in helping nor fixing the the situation. They work FOR US but yet manipulate & insult us.

[@MrChristianDT]

They are getting a bit desperate- the companies are feigning selling off tons of properties at a loss (not much of one, yet) to trick people into becoming interested in buying again, but apparently plan to swoop in & rebuy most of those properties all over again, as soon as the interest justifies the prices they want to set again. Still, the market hasn't 100% cooled off, yet, because there are lower income places adjacent to high income areas where all the people who can't afford to live in the nicer area are still flocking to out of desperation, making those areas targets for exploitation.

[@Sunflowerlee85]

Thank you for this video and your work!

[@thequeenofhearts4227]

Listen, when you decided to make this video, you made a really good decision. You synthesized it well, and unfortunately, it is the first time I have been exposed to this nuanced of a conversation. And I think you’re right, how could I have worked towards a difference without knowing about the root cause of the issue? I only know one homeless man. As in, have had conversations with him. I find him kind, and I tell myself that it is because I’m a “money-less” student that I am not helping him more than I have (I hold on to the idea that my privilege has not desensitized me). Unfortunately for my understanding of the homelessness issue, this man did indeed find himself in that situation because of substance abuse, and then he was ostracized by his family. I still had compassion for him, but I’m only now realizing that his story reinforced the stereotypes of my subconscious. So thank you for posting this. May Jesus guard you.

[@cwilliams7017]

Absolutely. And thank you for being pretty much the only person telling the truth.❤

[@kateliness2]

Literally in an area where i used to live i saw people get out of tents CLEARLY going to work.

[@bluespagirl1]

Excellent content on this topic. Thank you!

[@charliecleveland18]

I love that I got an ad for a new development near me that would take me like 10 years of income to afford 😂

[@pryncecharming2133]

I've lived in a shared house for the past 4 years just to make ends meet. I am happy to have my own space but I hate having to live with someone as opposed to living on my own like I use to. It should not be this way but this country absolutely fucking hates its non wealthy population.

[@lauralafauve5520]

#MedicareForAll I've been leaving this hashtag, or ones similar to it, on KZbin since just before the last presidential election. At this time I'm on disability. I had a patchwork of jobs throughout my life because I could not always perform in the same way from day to day. Because of that my access to healthcare was also patchy. Sometimes it's difficult to type here on KZbin. I notice today I'm having difficulty. I chose to advocate for #MedicareForAll because I didn't think I could conquer the world. But I did think I could stand up for one thing. Healthcare seemed to me to be the one thing that would help everyone. If I could have gotten help when I was 20, maybe I wouldn't be on disability now. Out there are 20 year olds, and folks and children of every age, who would live better lives if they had access to uninterrupted healthcare. Anyone want to join me, you know the hashtag.

[@gregorylyon1004]

I rented till I was 34 years old because I did not want to sign a 30 year mortgage. And I got my chance to own during the 2008 financial crisis. I looked at 6 homes and I picked one. I bid low because it was basically a distressed property that needed major work. I walked thru the house and made my decision in about 15 minutes. My wife didn't even want the house. LOL. I saw a lot of potential within it's walls. I bought the house on the first bid. And I never looked back. That was 16 years ago and it's fully paid for and fixed up.

[@animerage1862]

I am IMMENSELY grateful for the position I am in. The only reason I have housing in the city I live in is due to a residence that didn't have an insane amount of requirements. Sure, its essentially a commune dorm, but I get my own room which was more than what I had the year before finding this place. The rent sadly takes half of my paycheck, and its still on the lower end of rent costs here, which tells you why I had such a hard time ever finding a place in this city. I hopped air bnbs and sublets for a year, I tried to get roommates but whenever I found a good group I couldn't live with them because I don't have a guarantor and can't afford the third party services. In all honesty, once my time is up in this residence, I will prob have to fly back to my hometown and live with my parents until they die because there isn't another option. But I am beyond grateful that I even have these options, a lot of people don't

[@Boguardis]

Corporate greed is also not the reason why the dollar has tanked and home prices have risen. I get it, rich people are evil, but they aren't the root cause of all your problems. The government is.

[@helixxia9320]

agree she mentioned that

[@abbybaser4254]

Can yall tell me where housing is ok ? In or out of the US I’m 20 I can’t 😞

[@torence2525]

Love your videos!

[@Lastdayone]

Y’all have to start asking, why do they want ppl homeless? Could it be that they stand to profit in some way? Think about it. Why would they make it hard to obtain & maintain housing? Especially during inflation at this time? Especially with massive layoffs…I have a theory and it’s not pretty at all.

[@wayasaunooke3424]

🎯🎯🎯 Exactly. The same way they want drug addicts, overcrowded prisons and broken families for example. There is something very sinister in all of this.

[@jenc7871]

I lover your videos. Well done and not unnecessarily long. Thank you for that. 😊

[@donniebeaubrun7349]

Great job as always- very informative

[@chae2074]

to see my parents constantly struggling to keep up with COL, and i can’t do anything to help because i work part time (i’m a minor), makes me feel so guilty and helpless, even if it’s not my fault. it’s so hard to live nowadays and i can’t help but to wish i were rich. it’s ironic how my mother told me the amount of money she’s making is the most she ever made, yet, her paycheck can barely keep her on her feet :c

[@sheelabonthebeat3353]

I love your videos . What do you use to edit ?

[@pen91un]

Thanks!

[@youtubetroll6620]

NOW THE PROBLEM IS TRICKING AND DECEIVING PEOPLE TO WORK FOR NOTHING...

[@lelaperkune1613]

We need to decenter money and materialism

[@newpapyrus]

The solution is to build high population density high rise residential cities within commuter distance of existing cities. Such cities should mostly consist of high rise market rate condominiums and rent controlled high rise apartments. But trying to build significantly more housing within already over populated cities is a complete waste of time.

[@thethreeladiespodcast]

Very informative, thanks

[@intellectually_lazy]

my neighbor said rachel may, our rep in the nys senate, is doing stuff for renters, but i went to her site and everything she backs is stuck in committee. gonna talk to her though, demand action

[@latrice2850]

My thing is what can we do ….its like soo sadddd….ughhhhhh

[@gracied.3599]

Wonderful video

[@MatrixDownload5150]

Adding to the irony is underneath the video it says San Diego Home for Sale 108 MILLION! 😢😢😢😢😢

[@christopherbuckley7544]

"put unreasonable costs and burdens upon property owners without compensation" Yeah, like, nobody wants the property owners to be losing money and going broke. That's waaayy more important than everybody else who has "unreasonable costs and burdens...without compensation". Funny thing though, didn't all them property owners have a choice to own property, and get all the risks and benefits too???

[@larrysmith2655]

All the people I know who own a house like me (although I’m older than these ladies in the video) are MARRIED! I hear a lot of I, what about we? It’s seems like for centuries we spoke French when times got hard.. people much be too privileged today.

[@chrisbaker2669]

The us not being on the gold standard is a huge reason for high housing prices because the us dollar loses value every day.

[@afrinaut3094]

This was awesome! Viola!

[@JeriBradley]

Good video. Very informative.

[@Mind_Game00000]

Great video!

[@Tateministry]

This is about governmental total control of the people. Another introduction to implementing the MARK! REVELATIONS 13- [16] And he causeth all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads: [17] And that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark, or the name of the beast, or the number of his name.

[@JellieGHope]

My husband and I live with my dad. We all work. Just for this house

[@23pinkpear]

a depression will happen from this

[@alicia_nicole]

Just a permanently reduced standard of living

[@pryncecharming2133]

If i could afford to leave the US i would do it in a heartbeat. It is absurd that everything is such a struggle. Like literally having a space to live is becoming a luxury now. The united states should change its name to Hell.

[@turboredcart]

good video.

[@SwiftySanders]

Good video queen!!! ❤

[@daijaareona]

I would sleep in my car before living on the streets or homeless shelter

[@yanxinniu6677]

Finally we see we are serfs after all. Ask the billionaires where’s the wealth?

[@shuidifengliu]

The best democracy money can buy

[@Johnrl21]

While this “corporate greed” boogeyman is a convenient target, everyone who invests for retirement in their 401k/IRA is part of that.

[@teebone2157]

You all in the comments section no you do have power right

[@michaelhoudecki3657]

Why'd you show kennedy? He's generally good. At least, what they choose to portray...

[@southsideschooloffinancial4059]

Glad I don’t live in America!

[@bruh_hahaha]

I dunno, I know a lot of ppl who blow all their money on big trips, fancy cars, music festivals, daily Starbucks, designer clothes, avocado toast weekend brunches and crap like LV bags and Stanley cups all to show off on social media. I work 2 jobs, still drive a 2010 Honda but I was able to pay off my student loans and buy my house in cash in a nice middle class neighborhood by the time I was 35. It can be done. You just have to prioritize.

[@jduncan4637]

This is not it. I am in my late 20s - most of my friends have decent jobs, yet none of them is able to afford to buy a house. They'd have to leave the city and the entire area of the country in order to afford somewhere to live, which would decrease their salaries significantly. People don't have the money to save. Just in the past year, I moved to a different city where the rent was half, in order to try to save money on living costs. The average rent where I am has now gone, in *one year* from 600 per month to 1100 per month. My wages have not doubled. This is serious.

[@destinyelle7120]

How old are you now?

[@wayasaunooke3424]

That is absolute nonsense. You can work fulltime, be renting, need to have a $12,000 deposit for a house, have no vacations, no avocado toast (🙄) no extras after payday, and unless you have generational wealth or earn anything other than the average salary, nobody is paying a home in cash. It's not buying a $40 Stanley that's the problem when you need $750k for a 4 bedroom house.

[@MsDreamzUK]

I’ve given up in idea of becoming a millionaire from listening to self help gurus lol. I have to face reality that buying a house will be impossible for a long time.

[@alexgalloway9310]

You're format is heavily copied. Great work on the video btw. Can't wait to see you take off.