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@7tbarney7 @TURBOPOSSUM @contractorkeith I mean at the end of the day it simply isn’t affordable to buy a home, and that’s why the age of first time homebuyers has steadily increased for 30+ years. It is more difficult to buy a home today than it was in 1970. It’s math, it isn’t subjective.

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@7tbarney7 @TURBOPOSSUM @contractorkeith Except this house isn’t the equivalent. If we were only counting inflation you’d be correct. But you’re missing per sq ft, location etc.

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@7tbarney7 @TURBOPOSSUM You’re only accounting for inflation of the dollars value, not for the additional increase in housing prices above inflation. I’ll attach a graph below to help illustrate.

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@loyalmoses @KenNagel5 Gen Z works more hours than Boomers or Gen X.

“They’re lazy” falls apart really fast.

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@loyalmoses Holy arrogant delusion.

You think you’re smart yet you can’t differentiate between “whining” and completely reasonable criticism of systemic issues.

Instead of acting like you’re superior, maybe try caring for your community and future generations.

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@Kooterrific @TURBOPOSSUM You do realize that literally half of people fall under that number right?

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@Gianpattention @TURBOPOSSUM that’s not a single median salary. That’s nearly the median household income in the United States. that’s inclusive to both incomes.

Median income for single earner is much less, closer to 50k.

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@BrianThole2 @TURBOPOSSUM I think it’s possible in certain states.

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@AlsaceOf @TURBOPOSSUM Should young single people not be able to own a home?

I personally believe owning your own home is one of the most fulfilling things someone can do, spiritually and mentally. It provides security and stability.

Why are we locking that behind a barrier of marriage?

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@7tbarney7 @TURBOPOSSUM “adjusted for inflation”

Home prices have way exceeded “inflation”

If you don’t believe me google it or grok it.

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@ClubAtheists @BananaEcho2 @TURBOPOSSUM You grew up poor. That’s not the norm. The barrier of entry to home ownership was statistically, objectively, inarguably lower for boomers and Gen X than it is right now. That doesn’t mean it’s impossible, but you shouldn’t be upset that we critique the systems direction.

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@NotSure365 @TURBOPOSSUM You’re right. It’s completely normal for average first time homebuyers to be 40. We should accept this and never criticize the system ever again.

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@Kooterrific @TURBOPOSSUM 2 incomes of 75k is hyperunrealistic. Median household income in the United States is barely above $75k for two earners, let alone just one. One earner at 75k is already an anomaly overall.

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@___Masked @ElijahMessianic @TURBOPOSSUM *Disclaimer I’m a huge advocate for marriage*

That being said, do you really think soft-locking owning a home behind being married is healthy for society?

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@engineereddad @anymanfitness I grew up when Michelle Obama’s changes were being implemented in my school and in my experience they were basically always bad. Some of the food was better than others, but none of it was particularly good to eat. It served a purpose and should continue to do so.

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@BeckyBlahnik @anymanfitness So the kids who did want it should suffer because other kids were privileged? This is such a simple issue, why does it even warrant a fight? Who cares if it wastes some money, we spend trillions every year and this doesn’t touch that. We can afford to let the kids eat (or not)

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@gillingh3 @anymanfitness This doesn’t happen at the scale you think it does. (If at all)

I knew kids when i was in public school who wouldn’t have been able to eat every day if not for school meals. You can tell it’s the parents responsibility, idc, we can afford it.

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@DindofferJ @anymanfitness Whether or not the food tastes great is pretty irrelevant when there are kids hungry. I went to public school where we had free lunch and i saw plenty of people (including myself) who ate it daily and were just fine with that.

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@LeonKelem @i_isSindahblokk @papas_gino @anymanfitness We have a multi-trillion dollar budget, feeding children is so far from the problem. It’s like cleaning up a landfill with a broom.

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@LeonKelem @papas_gino @anymanfitness There’s literally zero reason we can’t afford to just feed the kids. I’m a conservative, I don’t like paying taxes, I still think there’s zero argument for this. Food for kids is never a bad thing even if “90%” went in the trash (which isn’t true anyway)