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		BenFranklin100 9 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: High-school shop students attract skilled-trades j... What you say is true, but unaffordable housing is a product of too few homes, and not one of too low wages. If there aren’t enough homes to go around, home prices will rise to a level that only the wealthier can afford.

guappa 9 months ago [–]

There's enough homes.

BenFranklin100 9 months ago | [–]

There is a severe shortage of homes in the United States. The problem is particularly acute in high opportunity cities where the jobs are located. Here is but one of the literally hundreds of sources describing the problem:

https://www.uschamber.com/economy/the-state-of-housing-in-am...

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