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Originally Posted by stone hands
Maybe the majority of people shouldn't own a detached home in the burbs where they "need" two depreciating assets to get around
you dont even believe this to be true as you make more than the average and yet consciously decide to live in smaller than average housing using an older than average vehicle
The planet cant support 6 billion people living an average 2 car single detached home life and the quicker more people realize that and stop spouting this idea that we should all have and want that kind of extravagance the better
The last few generations had it real good, and while its inconvenient we missed that boat, it's like a person with terrible spending habits suddenly deciding to budget: its gonna feel bad at first as you adjust to the life you actually can afford instead of what you idealized or are used to, but you gotta rip the bandage off eventually
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I agree and you're proving my point.
If the average family can't realistically afford average things then that invalidates Weitz' argument.
The question is, though, is that ok? What does that say about our economy when regular stuff at average prices are now considered luxuries for the top earners?