Note that this problem also ties into American (really post WW2) cultural expectations, which are completely out of sync with the rest of the world. In the rest of the world, you either have a social-safety net from your community of your govt.
Somehow, America has neither.
In the rest of the world, if you lose your job -> you move back in with your parents.
In completely individualistic societies -> your govt. provides welfare by taxing the generation with wealth (your parents generation, ie. Age. 50+ people)
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On the contrary, America allows the age 50+ homeowners to place unprecedented restrictions on housing stock, further increasing their wealth while paying a minority of taxes (prop 13). At the same time, it's the generation that 'kicks their child out at 18', in an era when gas, infrastructure maintenance, university & housing are no longer 'practically free'.
Somehow, America has neither.
In the rest of the world, if you lose your job -> you move back in with your parents.
In completely individualistic societies -> your govt. provides welfare by taxing the generation with wealth (your parents generation, ie. Age. 50+ people)
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On the contrary, America allows the age 50+ homeowners to place unprecedented restrictions on housing stock, further increasing their wealth while paying a minority of taxes (prop 13). At the same time, it's the generation that 'kicks their child out at 18', in an era when gas, infrastructure maintenance, university & housing are no longer 'practically free'.