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Poignant post on the state of things (lemmy.world)

submitted 9 months ago by STRIKINGdebate2@lemmy.world to c/aboringdystopia@lemmy.world

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[–] pedalmore@lemmy.world 2 points 9 months ago (1 children)

To me the point is more that the post WW2 boom and the resulting ability of a cashier to buy a home and support a family was somewhat an aberration, not a new normal. Something similar could happen again if the conditions were right (much more modest house building via major zoning reform, free education, healthcare, and childcare, high taxes on the wealthy) but we're not actually achieving those necessary things politically, so here we are. And even if we did achieve all that, new homes won't look like current new homes because 4000 ft2 suburban homes are fundamentally unsustainable.

[–] BluesF@lemmy.world 1 points 9 months ago

I agree with that, certainly. I think at least the ability for everyone to buy a home should be normal.