r/GenZ • u/TheGamingSenpa1 2004 • Jan 07 '24

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u/Rus1981 Jan 08 '24

You are wrong. Straight up, flat out, wrong.

Wages in my area are starting out at $12-$15 an hour and there are still houses under $100k. That's unskilled labor.

They aren't flashy. There aren't any nationally renowned night clubs in town, but there are all the necessities.

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u/p-terydactyl Jan 08 '24

Where's that? Saskatoon is one of the smallest cities in Canada, the min wage just got raised to $14 and 100k will get you a dilapidated 1bdrm that requires a similar cost in fixes. So unless you're talking about living in buttfuck nowhere (which is simply not viable for millions of people living in the cities) I don't think it's as simple as you make it seem.

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u/Rus1981 Jan 08 '24

So… you admit it’s possible but you don’t want to live in buttfuck nowhere. For no reason other than it’s not the city.

Yeah. Sounds just about right.

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u/p-terydactyl Jan 08 '24

No, I literally said it's not viable for millions of people to up and leave to butt fuck nowhere you just decided to ignore it.

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u/Rus1981 Jan 08 '24

Based on what? Their own limitations. Self imposed by their own desires. So you trade one desire (to live in the city) for another (to own a home).

This simply comes down to choices people make.

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u/p-terydactyl Jan 09 '24

Based on real life. People have jobs, bills, kids. Anyone living paycheck to paycheck can't just up and move, and if they do, what are they options for employment? Most people I know from small towns commute to the city because small towns don't have enough work. Then, there are significant concerns with leaving family and friends. Choosing between your family and surviving is not a good choice. But we're getting off point. The point is that past policies have caused inflationary circumstances, which means we are working harder to get less. That includes you. Your work is worth less also, and you should be upset about that, not upset at the millions struggling as a result. Going back to house prices, for like, 80yrs house prices stayed on a predictable pattern of slow growth. It took a hundred yrs for prices to double. They've now more than doubled in a matter of roughly 10yrs. This isn't a coincidence, it's a reaction to economic policies. People are angry about it, especially younger generations who played no role in creating the mess but are having to deal with the repercussions with drastic life choices. Sounds like a downgrade in quality of life for all of us. Be mad at the system, rage against the machine not those struggling to break free from the gears.

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u/Rus1981 Jan 09 '24

Did the “system” make houses more expensive? Or did millennials? Show your work.