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#1 Rent and housing - costs of housing are unsustainable
#2 Affordable transit - prices and sizes of cars are unsustainable
#3 All other cost of living - people buying groceries on emergency funds
Nearly all of this can be pointed at a number of big business cartel-like behavior: Air BNB, Price Fixing, Layoffs, Inexplicably high corporate profits, fraud and abusive behavior by individuals and businesses.
Fund the welfare state for god's sake.
Not gonna happen; why do you think they sacked Bernie twice in the primaries?
It will never happen if people just say “it’ll never happen” instead of joining the voices and being an advocate for that change!
By the time it does happen all the rioters in the streets will be geriatric
Older folks can certainly frustrate if given the wherewithal. I can be an old bastard marching my walker down the street and holding up traffic.. but I think Bernie won’t be around then.
Government officials better hope I am not able to retire. Between catching up on the video games I've missed out on I'll be parking my ass at the court house with a protest sign. Give me unlimited free time, I dare you.
Unfortunately, a small handful of voices with large pocketbooks are the only ones they listen to.
You mean I actually have to DO something instead of just sharing my opinion on the internet?!?
#1 I am inclined to agree I just bought a crummy cottage because I couldn't afford rent
#2 I agree they are selling affordable EVs in China, but they are under tariffs, and nobody else is selling really affordable basic cars
#3 I kinda disagree.. Granted I really only shop at places like Aldi/Walmart because standard grocers are very pricey. Prices aren't all that bad overall.