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[-] iopq@lemmy.world 0 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

Look at the scale, it's between 63-68 for decades and the top number was literally a bubble

I agree that not all of the productivity gains go to the workers, but the workers are better off now than before

[-] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 1 points 5 months ago

I am referring to the literal times we live in. Single-family housing units are being gobbled up by large firms, this will not show up on your graph just yet.

The Workers are now recieving even less of the Value they create than before, that's a wild way to justify this.

[-] iopq@lemmy.world 0 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

Corporations owning houses is a tiny percentage, again, home ownership rate is 60%+

[-] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 1 points 5 months ago

It is not a tiny percentage, and it is getting worse.

[-] iopq@lemmy.world 0 points 5 months ago

It's not even a special problem if a corp is a landlord or just one person.

The problem is not enough housing, not enough construction. Housing prices are actually decreasing in Austin because Texas builds

[-] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 1 points 5 months ago

Landlords are problems themselves, it doesn't matter if it's a corp or a person.

[-] iopq@lemmy.world 0 points 5 months ago

The problem is NIMBYs, not landlords

[-] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 1 points 5 months ago
[-] iopq@lemmy.world 0 points 5 months ago

Why? It's impossible for all of the homes to be owned, we've been between 63-68% home ownership

In fact, a nasty thing happened when the home ownership peaked around 2008

[-] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 1 points 5 months ago

Public and individual ownership. Renting for profit is predatory.

[-] iopq@lemmy.world 1 points 5 months ago

Not everyone can just pay a down payment on a property

[-] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 1 points 5 months ago

Public and individual ownership.

[-] iopq@lemmy.world 1 points 5 months ago

The government doesn't have the money to buy every property

[-] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 1 points 5 months ago

Is that what I am advocating for?

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