@Mike_from_PA Put that picture into an AI platform and ask it if they got the story right or if they’re missing something? Hindt every single AI will tell you that Number is not inflation adjusted and income actually rose by more than prices.)
@KyZyVz@ericgreenburg@Ike_Saul Good intentions don’t provide any Boost to one’s ability to execute and design a plan and system. Neither do bad intentions. if someone refuses to debate their platform, you can almost guarantee they don’t have one that is fully thought through and likely fail miserably.
@Dolan__Ryan@dancingofpens Put that article into any AI you’d like and ask it if it’s accurately representing grocery prices when taking into inflation into account. Everyone has access to an endless supply of knowledge now and the answers to this is factual not an opinion.
@JasonDBallard I assumed that doesn’t include the dreaded utility tie ins and architecture/planning costs where affordable housing is needed? Not a cost you can control… but that’s extremely low.
@buccocapital@iamgingertrash Unless he does so later in the article, he’s clearly not advocating for doing anything violent to the Gypsies… when talking about the Gypsies he talks about what they used to do, he said they weren’t allowed in public spaces and had to go to municipal centers. Hardly violent.
@NewLowObserver@mikesimonsen Of course but we’re talking about two periods - 1970s and today. And we’re speaking broadly about affordability not access. Are homes more or less affordable today or in the 1970s? The answer is objectively - less affordable
@NewLowObserver@mikesimonsen Are you saying boomers still struggled because people wrote articles about how they would struggle in the future? These predictions didn’t really come to pass did they
@NewLowObserver@mikesimonsen Building codes and regs that exist today and didn’t exist for boomers drive the cost of a home up by 20-30%. That’s a healthy chunk of that difference. Then there’s the cost to tie into utilities.. which used to be “free” by utilities. Not it’s a major upfront cost.
@NewLowObserver@mikesimonsen Boomers got a college education for about $10k in today’s dollars - vs much more today. Less direct public subsidy accounts for 60-80% of the cost of tuition increase.
Cost to buy a home 3.3x income in a single income then vs 4.8x today on two incomes (on average)
@RobertMSterling@HunterBiden I guess we’re talking about different posts. I’m referring to the one you replied too where he didn’t criticize the guy, and found a way to celebrate him….
@RobertMSterling@HunterBiden Fairly obvious why Trump comes into the story like here… Graham, bad principals, he then lit them all on fire in the name of Trump. Fairly pivotal change in his life and one worth remarking on when remembering his life.