Manhattan Contrarian ping
Personally, I would like to see wages rise to more appropriate levels. Once upon a time, just about anyone with a full-time job could manage to pay for a basic middle class lifestyle. That stopped being true a long time ago.
Lowering prices is not easy.
Raising wages is not easy.
No easy solutions.
the jobs numbers have been coming in very strong this year.
Few people would choose to live in Niagara Falls, NY if Orange County, CA was affordable for them.
“rent-burdened”
City A
earnings $6,000/month, rent $3,000/month (50% of earnings)
City B
earnings $4,000/month, rent $1,600/month (40% of earnings)
Provided one is willing to put in additional effort, expensive City A offers more after-rent earning potential than affordable City B.
City A will draw hard-working people from around the world.
Demand vs supply. High prices arise from lots of people bidding up the price — only a commie would not intrinsically understand that.
Cut demand.
Get rid of 20M illegals who buy stuff with YOUR taxdollars. Ditto for most of 50M visa holders.
All prices will crash.
Oh, oh, and this guarantees no more Democrats in any office — forever. A bonus!!