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[–] itsmeholland@mastodon.social 5 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (2 children)

@an_onanist @li10 housing prices are set by LANDLORDS, not some kind of objective metric that's tied to material facts.

Housing costs what it takes to build & maintain it, & that's not the same as what landlords charge for it in order to turn a profit off gatekeeping access to necessary resources. Housing could be far cheaper than it is for most people but that's a choice we make as a society as well. So i don't accept "where is housing that cheap" as a valid argument against these findings.

[–] an_onanist@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago

OP did not produce any findings. They made a claim without evidence.

[–] WldFyre@lemm.ee 1 points 1 month ago

In what city are property taxes, utilities, and insurance all together under 800$ a month?