And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
With rents rising, housing becoming unaffordable, and wages not rising either, more Millenials and Gen Zers are living out of their vehicles like this poor lady. Be sure to tip your baristas and food delivery people well! If they're cold and hungry, you know their dogs are too!
Two things that have totally f*cked up today's housing market:
1. Huge corporations spent massive amounts of money buying up single family homes when the Obama "Great Recession" happened. They are now renting those "starter" homes.
2. Young couples starting out don't want what I call a traditional starter home. That is, the small homes with two bedrooms and a single bathroom that are 1,000+ sq. feet. They want mini-mansions and cannot afford them.
John, you nailed it right on the head. New buyers all want 2500 square foot starter houses. Ain't gonna happen. Here in Ottawa we had Veterans housing just after the War and they were probably around 900 square feet and folks raised happy and productive families in those homes. Steve_in_Ottawa
I'll go with the obvious: "lucky dog..."
ReplyDelete"Lucky dog" is exactly what I thought when I viewed this wonderful photo image.
ReplyDelete12:40 and 1:05:
ReplyDeleteSo true. That is a picture of pure contentment.
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With rents rising, housing becoming unaffordable, and wages not rising either, more Millenials and Gen Zers are living out of their vehicles like this poor lady. Be sure to tip your baristas and food delivery people well! If they're cold and hungry, you know their dogs are too!
ReplyDeleteTwo things that have totally f*cked up today's housing market:
Delete1. Huge corporations spent massive amounts of money buying up single family homes when the Obama "Great Recession" happened. They are now renting those "starter" homes.
2. Young couples starting out don't want what I call a traditional starter home. That is, the small homes with two bedrooms and a single bathroom that are 1,000+ sq. feet. They want mini-mansions and cannot afford them.
Great Recession started in 2008, well before Obama was even elected.
DeleteMostly caused by irresponsible lax lending policies that began in 2004 and led to a burst of the real estate bubble.
John, you nailed it right on the head. New buyers all want 2500 square foot starter houses. Ain't gonna happen. Here in Ottawa we had Veterans housing just after the War and they were probably around 900 square feet and folks raised happy and productive families in those homes. Steve_in_Ottawa
DeleteLatin, qui cum canibus concumbunt cum pulicibus surgent.
ReplyDelete"He that lieth down with dogs shall rise up with fleas"