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re: DJT - “I don’t want to drive housing prices down. I want to drive housing prices up.”
Posted on 1/30/26 at 12:04 pm to GreatLakesTiger24
Posted on 1/30/26 at 12:04 pm to GreatLakesTiger24
quote:No spending their money on stupid shite, getting a USELESS college degree with student loans, buying more car than they need.
the bad choice of being in grade school ten years ago?
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Posted on 1/30/26 at 12:05 pm to RollTide4547
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I'm not management. I'm a worker. Call me a "Computer Network Engineer". I make 165K more than median.
Congratulations. You found a niche or some extra leverage or whatever. That's great, and I mean that sincerely. I'm also in software and I'm trying to get there someday.
But the point is, this isn't about specifically you. This is about your average, hard-working, law-abiding young professional who is having to rent until their 30s and hold off on starting a family because, outside of taking a 2nd job and working a legitimately unhealthy and unreasonable amount of hours, they can't afford a starter home because median wages haven't kept up. That's the problem that needs solving, because its the worst median income to housing cost ratio in the last several decades. And intentionally raising housing prices is only going to make it worse.
Just to reiterate, it's about empowering the median worker of their age group who's doing most everything right, also known as your current and future middle class which is what this country was built on.
This post was edited on 1/30/26 at 12:16 pm
Posted on 1/30/26 at 12:06 pm to RollTide4547
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No spending their money on stupid shite, getting a USELESS college degree with student loans, buying more car than they need.
BOOMER BINGO
Posted on 1/30/26 at 12:06 pm to RollTide4547
quote:There is a large portion of the generation you’re criticizing to which none of these apply.
No spending their money on stupid shite, getting a USELESS college degree with student loans, buying more car than they need.
Posted on 1/30/26 at 12:06 pm to SlowFlowPro
quote:That's their responsibility. I don't care if they lose their home and are out on the street.
Why don't you apply the same sort of personal responsibility mindset to people who bought overvalued assets for too much money and had unrealistic expectations of appreciation?
quote:I never said that. There just happens to be all these titty babies here whining, griping and complaining. That's who i'm talking to at the moment.
Why does the personal responsibility argument only apply to the people who can't afford homes?
Posted on 1/30/26 at 12:07 pm to SlowFlowPro
All we're missing is a specific call out on "avocado toast" and I can yell Yahtzee
Posted on 1/30/26 at 12:07 pm to RollTide4547
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I absolutely do not. I only had 3 surgeries in 11 1/2 years. Torn cartilage in knee (high school football injury that I never had repaired), ruptured appendix in the Philippines, and removed about a foot of the small intestine due to rupture appendix. None of those surgeries were the fault of the military. I could likely get 20%+ disability, but I'd have to lie because there is nothing wrong with me that was caused by the military. The VA stuff should go to soldiers that were wounded or have trauma due to combat.
I gave you an upvote. Appreciate the honesty!
Posted on 1/30/26 at 12:08 pm to Ingeniero
quote:And people like those whining here aren't interested in actually stepping up and being adults. Where there is a will there is a way. Problem is young don't want to get up and do it for themselves.
. People like him aren't interested in actually solving the problem
Posted on 1/30/26 at 12:08 pm to AllbyMyRelf
quote:Absolutely not. Life is hard, get used to it.
At this point it seems like just a troll
Posted on 1/30/26 at 12:09 pm to 50_Tiger
quote:Thanks
Appreciate the honesty!
Posted on 1/30/26 at 12:11 pm to SlowFlowPro
quote:Call me what you will. If all you young ins put as much effort into improving yourself and your value to a company as you do whining, you'd already have a house.
BOOMER BINGO
Posted on 1/30/26 at 12:12 pm to AllbyMyRelf
quote:Are they whining, bitching, griping and complaining about being po po pitiful and can't afford no house? Likely not, they are probably working hard to pay extra on their mortgage next month.
There is a large portion of the generation you’re criticizing to which none of these apply.
Posted on 1/30/26 at 12:15 pm to Ingeniero
quote:Actually what yall seem to be missing is the spine and determination needed to actually do the work necessary to accomplish your goals. If you put as much effort toward reaching those as you do complaining, you'd be a lot closer.
All we're missing is
Posted on 1/30/26 at 12:16 pm to RollTide4547
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What's terrible about it? I bet you pay 8-10 bucks for a cup of coffee you could make at home for 20 cents.
This is how stupid boomers are. I own my own house but id hate to be a young 20s something.
"Pack a lunch and you can afford a house"
Posted on 1/30/26 at 12:18 pm to RollTide4547
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Actually what yall seem to be missing is the spine and determination needed to actually do the work necessary to accomplish your goals. If you put as much effort toward reaching those as you do complaining, you'd be a lot closer.
Maybe if those 20-somethings hope and believe hard enough, housing prices won't rapidly outpace wage growth. Just gotta have more determination
Posted on 1/30/26 at 12:19 pm to RollTide4547
Some of us are criticizing US policies that artificially inflate the housing market. Not sure if you count that as “whining, bitching, griping and complaining about being po po pitiful and can't afford no house”
I also criticize policies that allow the US to run up national debt or that open our borders or that promote abortion—is that also just complaining?
When are people allowed to criticize policy? Only when it doesn’t directly affect them?
I also criticize policies that allow the US to run up national debt or that open our borders or that promote abortion—is that also just complaining?
When are people allowed to criticize policy? Only when it doesn’t directly affect them?
Posted on 1/30/26 at 12:19 pm to TigahJay
Yeah the first manufactured housing boom this century worked so well
Posted on 1/30/26 at 12:20 pm to 904
quote:Always gotta knock the accomplishments of others. When if you said, "That guy can do it, so can I".
You found a niche or some extra leverage or whatever.
Reminds me of when I was learning to play the acoustic guitar in the 70's. I was often "encouraged" to play a big family get togethers. My cousins would say "Must be nice to be gifted". I wasn't gifted with shite other than more desire, determination and work ethic than them.
Posted on 1/30/26 at 12:22 pm to Ingeniero
quote:Sounds like those 20 somethings need work to improve their value to a prospective company. Yeah, "Just gotta have more determination".
housing prices won't rapidly outpace wage growth.
Or drop by the recruiters office. They'll feed ya, clothe ya, house ya and pay ya a decent wage.
Posted on 1/30/26 at 12:23 pm to RollTide4547
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Reminds me of when I was learning to play the acoustic guitar in the 70's
Something tells me you would shite on a millennial or zoomer for owning a guitar. An acoustic guitar is a whole lot more expensive than a cup of coffee...you could afford that and pay a mortgage?
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