I can't afford to live anywhere in the USA because of what you people do
if I had one wish, it would be for banks &amp; billionaires to reap all the pain and suffering they have inflicted upon the majority of the world's population.

i can't afford to have a family, or raise children, buy a home, or even rent an apartment despite having a college degree, because billionaires and major corporations have used housing as an investment tool to further enrich shareholders at the expensive of literally everyone else on the planet.

because of what you people do, renting an apartment is out of reach for the majority of the population, because of suppressed wages in every industry.

I don't know how to LIVE anymore, because of this. I cannot find a job that pays a living wage, I cannot afford to live anywhere that isn't a complete nightmare shit hole with roommates and terrible quality of life.

It isn't right. None of this is right. All so rich people can buy their 10th vacation home and fly around the world on private jets and pass down consolidated generational wealth while everyone else on the planet suffers and lives miserable lives because of their greed.

Every single night I pray that I do not wake up in the morning because this world is a nightmare because of people like you. There is no god. But there is plenty of evil all round. Banks and billionaires and corporations and people that engage in this business practice are straight up evil. Period. 

I hope you all get what's coming to you.

EDIT- wow I was totally right. You people are all literal monsters. Soulless scumbags. People like you are literally the reason why this world is such a nightmare for the vast majority of humans to live in. The world would literally be a better place if all of you people were gone. I wish I was a fly on the wall when you people get your comeuppance. Absolute soulless monsters, all of you. I'm deleting my account and leaving this up so that anybody with an actual soul that stumbles upon this can see you fucking cruel disgusting psychopaths for what you are, absolute disgusting monsters. Rot in hell, every last one of you.
[{"id": "j0288mf", "text": "ok.", "replies": [{"id": "j028vi3", "text": "why should you care right? fuck everybody else. fuck the suffering of the masses. as long as you keep getting richer right? you think this won't catch up with you, but it will. all things balance out in the end. before your time is up in this world you will be judged for what you've done and how you feel towards your fellow man and you will get what you deserve. ok.", "replies": [{"id": "j02trig", "text": "When will that happen?", "replies": [{"id": "j056sud", "text": "It will be bad for you! And vague!!", "replies": [], "depth": 4}], "depth": 3}], "depth": 2}], "depth": 1}, {"id": "j028mio", "text": "All people who provide housing are evil? That's a new one.", "replies": [{"id": "j0291a2", "text": "every human being deserves a roof over their head. billionaire pigs are just that, pigs.", "replies": [{"id": "j02cbw6", "text": "Not everyone who provides housing is a billionaire.", "replies": [{"id": "j02ctkx", "text": "\"provides housing\". Housing should be a basic human right, and it will be one day, and people will look back at human beings like you as being literal nazis for what you do to other humans.", "replies": [{"id": "j02dvf4", "text": "I think you need to take this energy to a politician/run for office/etc. Are you also yelling at grocery store employees for not making your food cheaper?", "replies": [{"id": "j02et5p", "text": "grocery store employees aren't helping billionaires get richer by flipping apartment buildings and displacing poor people", "replies": [{"id": "j02g08c", "text": "The audience you are trying to reach is not on this sub. This is mostly people who work with retail shopping centers, offices, and industrial buildings. I am sorry you are having a shitty time. My point is that you aren\u2019t talking to who you think you are, and even beyond that, your issue is a structural issue with the economy and governmental regulations.", "replies": [{"id": "j02ggv1", "text": "it's all the same type of people. \n\none day, this will happen to somebody close to you, maybe you're child. and you will rack your brain thinking \"what did i do wrong???!?!?!?!??!?!\"", "replies": [], "depth": 8}], "depth": 7}, {"id": "j02gbzw", "text": "By your logic they are helping billion dollar corporations sell products that cost more and more every month. Those Nazi cashiers", "replies": [{"id": "j02gmau", "text": "whatever helps you sleep at night and rationalize the evil you engage in on a daily basis.", "replies": [], "depth": 8}], "depth": 7}], "depth": 6}], "depth": 5}, {"id": "j02eznq", "text": "I can tell you're very passionate about this, which is fine. But you make it very easy to disregard everything else you say when you equate renting out space between two willing parties to the torture, enslavement, and mass murder of a particular ethnic group.", "replies": [{"id": "j02f7xd", "text": "ethnic group? its poor people. this, like everything else in life, is a class war. rich vs poor. and what you people do, is help rich people oppress poor people. and you know it.", "replies": [], "depth": 6}], "depth": 5}], "depth": 4}], "depth": 3}], "depth": 2}], "depth": 1}, {"id": "j028utd", "text": "Imagine how much better your life would be if you spent even half this energy building out a personal financial plan for getting to where you want to in life.\n\nYou and people like you are why movements like MAGA get legs in the first place.  Whiny westerners who feel entitled to a lifestyle unobtainable to most in the world without having to compete or put forth actual mental effort.", "replies": [{"id": "j029hkp", "text": "lol personal financial plan. i'm not an idiot, asshole, jobs don't fucking pay enough to LIVE let alone are flexible enough to do anything else to get ahead. yeah call me whiney, at least I have a fucking soul. that's more than I can say for people like you who sell theirs. \n\nlol a \"lifestyle unobtainable to most of the world\". having your own apartment shouldn't BE a \"lifestyle unobtainable to most of the world\". thats the fucking PROBLEM. but instead of you people seeing that, the second you make a dollar, you punch down on other people. \n\nyeah i just don't put forth mental effort. thats what billionaire greed and wage suppression equate to, not enough mental effort by the poor working class! seriously, go fuck yourself.", "replies": [{"id": "j0446m5", "text": "&gt;i just don't put forth mental effort\n\nOh we know.\n\nThats why you resort to whiny tirades and lobbing insults.", "replies": [], "depth": 3}], "depth": 2}], "depth": 1}, {"id": "j029s89", "text": "Commercial real estate refers to non residential. I think you're looking for r/realestateinvesting", "replies": [{"id": "j029xx2", "text": "CRE is apartment buildings, thats where poor people live. I may be poor but I'm not a fucking idiot.", "replies": [{"id": "j02fwix", "text": "And who builds those apartment buildings? If you don't think there are enough, what is the solution?", "replies": [{"id": "j02gbej", "text": "tax the fucking rich. tax fucking corporations. intense overhauled government regulation preventing housing from being used as an investment vehicle.\n\ncommon fucking sense legislation that will one day be achieved. and humans will look back on this era as a very, very dark time.", "replies": [{"id": "j02gz0y", "text": "Then nobody will build apartment buildings. Apartment buildings are by definition \"investments\". They need huge financing to build and have a huge risk profile\n\n\nThis is Econ 101", "replies": [{"id": "j02h5cg", "text": "you people are a lost cause. you're all monsters. i just wish i was a fly on the wall when this happens to your children one day.", "replies": [{"id": "j02hn4v", "text": "Your retort to my logical point is an ad hominum attack?", "replies": [{"id": "j02htxj", "text": "i'm not engaging with you anymore, you are a monster and I pray to whatever higher power exists that you all get what you deserve. I know you will.", "replies": [], "depth": 8}], "depth": 7}, {"id": "j02i2iu", "text": "My advice? learn a hard skill, get a job, and participate in the economy. This world has always been this way, no one in this sub made things the way they are", "replies": [], "depth": 7}], "depth": 6}], "depth": 5}], "depth": 4}], "depth": 3}, {"id": "j02ihnv", "text": "No, people live in residential real estate. Commercial is for business. Occasionally the two are combined and labeled as \"mixed use\"  with commercial on the ground floor, and residential on the top. Nonetheless, you're definitely in the wrong sub.", "replies": [], "depth": 3}], "depth": 2}], "depth": 1}, {"id": "j02bafa", "text": "Wasn't aware that we are all banks and billionaires here", "replies": [{"id": "j02beb1", "text": "nah just wanna-bes and apologists punching down, even worse", "replies": [], "depth": 2}], "depth": 1}, {"id": "j02bixf", "text": "The Op's user name is hilarious in this context.", "replies": [{"id": "j02bn73", "text": "i'm glad my suffering is hilarious to you. it would suck if this happened to your child though, right? because that's the only time you would actually give a shit about another human's suffering, only if it affected YOU personally.", "replies": [{"id": "j02djex", "text": "You're mad at the wrong people, my friend. \nYou need higher education to gain the ability to make more money. If you're in the lower economic threshold, there are grants and assistance to further your education. \n\nCommercial real estate is NOT the enemy here. Landlords in general, are not the enemy here. \n\nYour lack of funds is your responsibility. As another poster stated, if you'd put your anger to good, productive use, you can achieve the things you mentioned here.", "replies": [{"id": "j02duvz", "text": "dude there is NO WHERE TO LIVE THAT IS AFFORDABLE ANYMORE IN THIS COUNTRY BECAUSE OF THE WORK THAT YOU DO. PERIOD. i have a fucking college degree. you people are just so fucking delusional, you rationalize the evil that you engage in on a daily basis and you judge others who struggle as a result of the work you do. You help evil hurt innocent people. Period. and you fucking know it which is why not a single one of you people have even TRIED to defend what you do. because you're all spineless.", "replies": [{"id": "j02fpnu", "text": "Who builds apartment buildings?\n\nMaybe there need to be even more CRE professionals to build more apartment buildings...", "replies": [], "depth": 5}, {"id": "j02hnt6", "text": "There's nothing to defend. 99% of us in this sub are NOT banks or billionaires. \nI'm a REALTOR. I am not even a millionaire. We are here because we like to keep an eye on the markets, and bounce buying and selling ideas off of each other. We are not in here rubbing our grubby little hands together and going gee, how do we screw people? \n\nJesus. Get a grip. Seek therapy and if you're not making money with your college degree, go somewhere you will or get more education in a different sector. Bitching here on reddit will get you no where.", "replies": [{"id": "j02hxri", "text": "i said what i had to say. one day you will all be judged, plain and simple. go fuck yourself.", "replies": [], "depth": 6}], "depth": 5}, {"id": "j02lpea", "text": "This is so not true it\u2019s funny. So you have analyzed EVERYWHERE\u2026sure. I know you\u2019re wrong, because I live in and visit places that are \u201cAFFORDABLE\u201d. So take a deep breath and stop yelling so much.\n\nAlso, having a college degree doesn\u2019t mean shit. What is your degree in if you want to be so mad? If it\u2019s art history, yeah going to be tough to find a well paying job. You chose the major, don\u2019t blame everyone else.", "replies": [], "depth": 5}, {"id": "j056oxf", "text": "It sounds like you made a bad investment in choosing your degree. Not all degrees are valuable or worth the debt. I will concede too many people get told to go to college because it\u2019s \u201cwhat you do\u201d and not because they are supposed to train up in a valuable skill. You should probably be more angry at that", "replies": [], "depth": 5}], "depth": 4}], "depth": 3}], "depth": 2}, {"id": "j02lwe6", "text": "It\u2019s deleted, what was it?", "replies": [{"id": "j02n3u9", "text": "Peace-and-Love-5000\n\nHad to check my email notifications for the correct version.", "replies": [], "depth": 3}], "depth": 2}], "depth": 1}, {"id": "j02brvs", "text": "Just a few years ago I had only **$1000** in my bank account. I had to work 5hrs at night six days a week being a waiter as I spent my morning hours in my office. I commuted by bus to save the money on gas and parking. I moved to a really cheap area to save money on rent. My parents did not have any money to send me to college. I did not come from money.  I did what I had to do to make my dream come true. Not everyone who has some money is a fat cat laughing at you. \n\nIf you are persistent you can break out of your cycle. \n\n-Sincerely a commercial broker-", "replies": [{"id": "j02cjmi", "text": "you think i haven't tried that? every single job wants FULL OPEN AVAILABILITY so you can't WORK a 2nd job. i'm not a fucking idiot. It's oppression across the board fucking everywhere from every business owner / manager everywhere. Everybody and I mean everybody fucks over working class people. Tell me where to go, because everywhere across this country is grotesquely expensive to the point of unlivable when you see what wages are.", "replies": [{"id": "j02drba", "text": "We both know \u201ceveryone\u201d \u201ceverywhere\u201d \u201ceverybody\u201d is just not true. There are many jobs that are part time. I used to deliver packages for Amazon part time, wash dishes part time. Waiter jobs are almost always part time.", "replies": [{"id": "j02f244", "text": "i've been a waiter for 8 years, i know what i'm talking about. because people are desperate for work they will NOT hire you if you have any other scheduling conflicts. they want full, open availability so they can schedule you whenever the fuck they want, changing from week to week, so you cannot do ANTYHING else with your time.", "replies": [{"id": "j02fmjt", "text": "\ud83e\udde2", "replies": [], "depth": 5}, {"id": "j02l1jr", "text": "If this is true and you have waiting tables for 8 years and haven\u2019t been able to get out, I\u2019m sorry that issue is with you. Incredible amount of stories of people that were able to work their way up by thinking outside the box and reaching higher.\n\nYes yes fuck me, I have no soul, generalizing narrative statements, blah blah blah. My dad once told me that if you have issue with enough people that it might be worth taking a break and looking at yourself. A lot of the people on this sub pulled themselves up, and your comments show you want to ignore that because it contradicts the narrative you are married to.\n\nIf these personal attacks are evidence of how you go about your life, that might be why you are having trouble finding a job outside of waiting tables.", "replies": [], "depth": 5}], "depth": 4}], "depth": 3}, {"id": "j02gjof", "text": "Newsflash. You might actually be a \"fucking idiot\"", "replies": [{"id": "j02gta0", "text": "nah i just have a soul. look at the comments from you people, you are all absolute literal monsters. the world would literally be a better place without ALL of you.", "replies": [{"id": "j02he67", "text": "Peace and Love \ud83d\udc95", "replies": [{"id": "j02hjd4", "text": "eat shit you fucking psychopath.", "replies": [{"id": "j02huuz", "text": "\ud83d\udca9\ud83c\udf7d\ufe0f", "replies": [], "depth": 7}], "depth": 6}], "depth": 5}], "depth": 4}], "depth": 3}], "depth": 2}, {"id": "j05na4d", "text": "Keep pushing my guy! I know you\u2019ll have a big deal coming your way soon! Love to hear it", "replies": [{"id": "j05vgne", "text": "Thanks man. I have been having a lot of progress recently  signed my first $4m listing not too long ago. Definitely a huge win.", "replies": [], "depth": 3}], "depth": 2}], "depth": 1}, {"id": "j02clq7", "text": "rebubble, landlordlove, anti-work and fuckcars is leaking again..", "replies": [{"id": "j02cpgo", "text": "i hope your children become destitute so maybe one day you'll be forced to look at yourself in the mirror and see the disgusting despicable cruel piece of shit person you've become.", "replies": [], "depth": 2}], "depth": 1}, {"id": "j02daj2", "text": "Sir/ma'am, this is a NNN Arby's deal in Wyoming.", "replies": [{"id": "j02df4k", "text": "fuck yourself you unsympathetic scumbag. you are the lowest of the low and thats why you have to punch down on reddit to those struggling, because you are literal garbage.", "replies": [{"id": "j055wty", "text": "So you don\u2019t like Arby\u2019s? My dad doesn\u2019t either because he worked there as a teen", "replies": [], "depth": 3}], "depth": 2}, {"id": "j04hij0", "text": "Hahahah!!!!!", "replies": [], "depth": 2}, {"id": "j06z4ir", "text": "Send lease abstract plz", "replies": [], "depth": 2}], "depth": 1}, {"id": "j02epeu", "text": "Maybe rather than spending your time complaining on this forum us the energy to apply for a job? Rumor has it jobs pay money and money allows you to afford to live. Just a thought.", "replies": [{"id": "j02fqho", "text": "it's just hilarious to me that you entitled scumbags truly think everybody else is just lazy. thats the best part about you people. you really think you're better than other people, and everybody else deserves to suffer becuse they didn't \"work\" as hard as you. you're whole identity is based around this concept. fucking gross and sad.", "replies": [{"id": "j03ddlw", "text": "Happy holidays", "replies": [], "depth": 3}], "depth": 2}], "depth": 1}, {"id": "j02eyfm", "text": "I hope you start getting your racks up because once you run all the \u201cbanks and billionaires\u201d out of business rent is going to get pretty expensive with no new housing.", "replies": [{"id": "j02fh20", "text": "when things finally change people like you will be shitting their pants becuase your whole identity as a person will be threatened. your whole outlook on life will be threatened. you're closer to being homeless then you are to being a billionaire. when shit hits the fan, you will be down in the shit with the rest of us except you have no soul so you will suffer even more.", "replies": [{"id": "j02fum9", "text": "Thanks, love you.", "replies": [{"id": "j02g48m", "text": "eat shit asshole.", "replies": [{"id": "j02hpor", "text": "What was your major in college?", "replies": [], "depth": 5}], "depth": 4}], "depth": 3}], "depth": 2}], "depth": 1}, {"id": "j02gjc3", "text": "brokie \ud83d\udc80\ud83d\udc80", "replies": [{"id": "j02gqt0", "text": "yeah and you're straight up evil.", "replies": [{"id": "j02i9oc", "text": "people like you are lazy as hell in the beginning of your life and just go and party and wonder why you don\u2019t have money when you get older i wasn\u2019t born into money and managed to make a lot at a young age, and age that you were probably out drinking at", "replies": [{"id": "j02iyru", "text": "lol you people are so fucking delusional and disgusting.\n\nyou have NO IDEA Who i am or what my story is. but you just LOVE LOVE LOVE to judge other people and think you are better than other people.\n\nyou are a disgusting monster and you will get what you deserve one day, you absolute fucking sociopath. go fuck yourself.", "replies": [{"id": "j02j5zs", "text": "i\u2019m i\u2019m not correct then tell me your story then u lazy bitch ur probably fat", "replies": [], "depth": 5}, {"id": "j02l8lz", "text": "Just like you know nothing about the people on this sub, but here you show up with claws out and personal attacks slinging. So just keep oozing shit and your situation won\u2019t change.", "replies": [], "depth": 5}], "depth": 4}], "depth": 3}], "depth": 2}], "depth": 1}, {"id": "j02jvxo", "text": "You should probably be mad at whichever pharmaceutical company got you hooked on the meds you clearly forgot to take today", "replies": [], "depth": 1}, {"id": "j02jw6n", "text": "What is your degree in? \n\nWhat jobs have you applied for? \n\nHave you looked for labor work in more rural markets where you can easily find housing for under $1000/month?\n\nYou seem to have a lot of misplaced anger and hatred towards people that you perceive as rich, most of who are far from it. Strongly advise seeking professional help/therapy, jokes aside.", "replies": [{"id": "j03dgsx", "text": "Probably someone with a degree in History lol", "replies": [{"id": "j04dp3j", "text": "A history degree can teach you how to write, which is a skill.  Also a good foundation for law school.", "replies": [{"id": "j04eart", "text": "Fair enough! I just remember a few people in my college that said they were history majors and didnt have an real path forward.", "replies": [], "depth": 4}], "depth": 3}], "depth": 2}], "depth": 1}, {"id": "j02k9e9", "text": "Uhh I\u2019m a tenant rep office broker in New York. I worked very fucking hard on a 30k draw for three years living at my parents before I made any money in commercial real estate. You won\u2019t get any sympathy from me. But good luck!", "replies": [], "depth": 1}, {"id": "j02p7as", "text": "Let\u2019s run down this persons thought process:\n-The landlords are evil so we need the government to create free housing \n-Government creates a department to build housing across the US\n-The department becomes corrupt like every government agency in American history, becomes painfully inefficient \n-This agency now needs 5x the money and can\u2019t make basic repairs, building less housing \n-You now have increased the tax burden of every American two fold and have a department that is totally inept at doing their sole purpose \n-This government housing has turned into 3rd world ghettos where basic repairs can\u2019t be made overall decreasing the health and happiness of millions of Americans \n\n\u201cThat would never happen\u201d. Look at every government housing project ever done in America. 100% disaster rate. \n\nI have a financial incentive to provide the fair market price as i\u2019m competing against other landlords. If you want to decrease rent across the US, we need less government regulation. One of my biggest expenses is taxes, ridiculous government fees, building codes, ect. This all is felt by the tenants.", "replies": [], "depth": 1}, {"id": "j02sh3s", "text": "I needed this today. Pure gold. Can someone pin this post?", "replies": [], "depth": 1}, {"id": "j02tgju", "text": "Damn, where do I sign up to be a billionaire? I didn\u2019t realize it was a default part of joining this sub? I must have missed the memo and I want my money", "replies": [], "depth": 1}, {"id": "j0304i7", "text": "Hi, underground man.  \n\n\nI read your words and am sorry you are at wit's end. Can I ask more about your situation and maybe offer guidance? \n\nI was in restaurants - back of house and front of house - for 14 years. When in New York, I cooked for $12/hr with rent at $900 (I don't need to tell you what that room looked like). Fortunately, my work week was a steady 60 hours across 6 days so I was always in the restaurant and not spending money around town. I changed to serving for more money and much lighter work. I used it for hobbies, people, and to reorient myself. It wasn't a clean break, though.\n\nThis past January I took the opportunity and leapt into commercial real estate in a year-long internship as an analyst at $18/hr. I moved into a neglected space and had to fight with the landlord as eventually there was integral damage to the wall and stairs. The neighbors downstairs (a young family of 3) moved out when their bathroom ceiling came falling down. The super - a former family member of the landlord - is a crack addict and flakes at every necessary job. It is infuriating. I am still there, an uncomfortable year, but I was offered a full-time job and I will be entering my 30's with a new standard of work-life balance and even some extra cash to enjoy!\n\nThose with children might not have been able to afford the change of standard. I needed friends, I needed change. I wasn't always good throughout.\n\nI can promise you your outlook is more damaging than the realities. Not everything is charitable, no question, but things are hardly so sinister.\n\nI think you're in the weeds, and you have to remember one thing when you're in the weeds: \n\nIt doesn't last.\n\nYou'll breathe again, you'll rest again - give yourself that understanding.", "replies": [{"id": "j04p7xz", "text": "These are the comments we need peeps! Love it! Understand, tough and not kicking someone while there down.", "replies": [], "depth": 2}, {"id": "j05ajbj", "text": "\"Underground man\" is such a fitting name here... it's that *indignation* in OP's tone", "replies": [], "depth": 2}], "depth": 1}, {"id": "j030eea", "text": "Skill issue", "replies": [], "depth": 1}, {"id": "j035ku3", "text": "OP is a pathetic loser", "replies": [], "depth": 1}, {"id": "j03df36", "text": "Wow. Just wow.\n\nAll I can say is try harder.\n\nYou are not alone. Since COVID a LOT of people lost everything. Jobs, homes, etc.\n\nSeek out your local assistance programs if you're destitute. If you're a veteran contact the VA Hud VAsh people.\n\nBut the bottom line is do not give up and keep going. Things will get better if you try.\n\nWe , everyone wishes the best for you. Just take a deep breath, focus, set some goals and keep trying.", "replies": [], "depth": 1}, {"id": "j04foha", "text": "Sir, this is a Wendy's.", "replies": [], "depth": 1}, {"id": "j04j3kt", "text": "LOL, ok... Lets blame the people building housing for not enough housing.  Makes sense!", "replies": [], "depth": 1}, {"id": "j04jjvn", "text": "I hope OP finds affordable housing, gets mental counseling and educates himself of how real estate markets work.\n\nBut his cry of help made me thinking - rents in my area went up almost 100% in the last few years and there is no sign of them starting to come down.  Will it cause (is it already causing)  great migration from HCOL to LCOL areas? And then subsequently rents will have to come down as demand slows down?", "replies": [{"id": "j04q1i8", "text": "It's been happening. See migration trends out of the NE and California. MF rents are starting to decline according to CoStar mostly because of this persons rant on Reddit...", "replies": [], "depth": 2}], "depth": 1}, {"id": "j04st6q", "text": "Stop Bitching and get to work. Be creative, be aggressive, be happy that you live in a country that has unlimited opportunity. \nIf really need help hanging on to life, may I suggest you dail 988 for a suicide hotline and talk to somebody.", "replies": [], "depth": 1}, {"id": "j05omut", "text": "We all know this is a dumb post, but this is a favorite topic of mine so I can\u2019t resist\n\nOP has the cause/blame here completely wrong\n\nThe only reason institutional investors are now investing more in real estate is the profit motive. There\u2019s simply more profit to be made by owning real estate today than compared to previous years. Now we need to ask why that is. In Econ 101, you\u2019ll learn about this thing called the supply and demand curves. When demand for a product increases or supply decreases, you\u2019ll see an increase in price. Ceterus paribus, profit margins for that product will then increase. So what is happening with real estate supply and demand? The numbers point to a reduction in supply as the main culprit. Why is there a reduction in supply and when did this occur? Shortly after the GCF, homebuilders significantly pulled back on development in order to avoid the over-building they did. However, they over-corrected and have never really adjusted. That was one trend. Another is the increasingly difficult and expensive process to develop housing. Have you heard of NIMBYism? This mindset of \u201cplease, let\u2019s make housing affordable for everyone, just don\u2019t do it near me\u201d is a self-reinforcing disaster. Citizens make complaints about a new apartment building to their local politicians who write the laws and appoint the zoning commissioners who can often minimize if not fully cancel new real estate developments. This has been happening quite famously in SF, LA, NYC, Boston, and DC for years. Which 5 major cities have the highest cost of living?\n\nThere are of course other factors at play, but at the end of the day, NIMBYism, onerous housing laws, and an under supply of housing are creating problems for all home buyers as there are fewer housing products to buy. People and businesses simply respond to incentives. To fix the housing costs, supply, and institutional investment trends\u2026all we need to do is BUILD MORE HOUSING.", "replies": [], "depth": 1}, {"id": "j06ek3t", "text": "I live in the most expensive state. I can tell you from experience that coming from a Super poor family has not stopped me. There are a lot of opportunities. I was able to go to college for free with all the grants I got. We got cheap housing because we don\u2019t make enough money. We go food stamps because we were right for it. NY is a crazy state and an expensive one but trust me, where there is a will there is a way. OP yelling and and being mad at everyone is not the choice. Not once did I blame others or myself for being in the position I was in. Truth is, I was too busy thinking about what to do. I got my college degree and then started pursuing real estate as a residential agent. It was all my choices and decisions that led to that. I get why you\u2019re mad. Go talk to a politician. The people here are not the ones you should be mad at. This is CRE and most of them are just shops and corner stores some mix use properties. You  should put that energy truly into what matters most. Shaping yourself for success.", "replies": [], "depth": 1}, {"id": "j06gxph", "text": "Let me guess, your college degree is in lesbian dance theory?", "replies": [], "depth": 1}, {"id": "j06olne", "text": "I\u2019m curious what you do for a living?", "replies": [], "depth": 1}]