The American dream feels impossible for many young voters, who see no political fix

[Woodznutz]

European social democracy works well.

Thanks to huge trade surpluses with us.

 

[Toddsterpatriot]

CAN NOT be both things,
that more have been denied entrance, and more have been deported.
While at the same time you are saying millions of new Illegals are coming?
CAN NOT BE BOTH THINGS?

Biden/Harris let 15 million enter.
Housing got more expensive.

We need to keep deporting to reverse it.

 

[Toddsterpatriot]

Blackrock, Vanguard, and company use shell companies to buy homes at above market prices....Comps go up...Current owners take advantage of the opportunity to sell to -wait for it- Blackrock, Vanguard and company.

LITERAL rent seeking.

I wonder why rents, mortgages, and home costs are higher?

Buying homes at above market prices.
Great plan to make money. DURR

 

[Toddsterpatriot]

Thanks to huge trade surpluses with us.

Now they're wasting their money on "net zero" and welfare for illegals.

 

[Woodznutz]

I wonder why rents, mortgages, and home costs are higher?

Immigrants, whether legal or not, pay their rent on time and treat the property better. Poor Americans have lousy credit records and lousy rental histories. Take this from a landlord with 18 years of experience.

 

[Oddball]

Buying homes at above market prices.
Great plan to make money. DURR

I guess you missed the part where comps are driven up...DUUUUURRRRRR!

 

[Toddsterpatriot]

I guess you missed the part where comps are driven up...DUUUUURRRRRR!

Yeah, before I buy 100 homes, I want to drive the comps way up.

DURR

 

[Thinker101]

European social democracy works well.

No kidding, which countries have European social democracy working well?

 

[Meister]

I guess you missed the part where comps are driven up...DUUUUURRRRRR!

Seems supply and demand will always set prices where they should be.

 

[Oddball]

Yeah, before I buy 100 homes, I want to drive the comps way up.

DURR

You really are thick enough to believe the money -which they have a nearly endless supply of- is the point, aren't you?

 

[westwall]

Socialism sounds great until it's actually implemented........

Policies so great they have to be enforced by the barrel of a gun.

 

[Oddball]

Seems supply and demand will always set prices where they should be.

The demand side is being jimmied by literal rent seekers.

Since they're cash buyers, they can drive the prices up and recoup it on the rent side.

Another self-licking ice cream cone for the oligarchs.

 

[westwall]

The demand side is being jimmied by literal rent seekers.

Since they're cash buyers, they can drive the prices up and recoup it on the rent side.

Hedge funds are buying up the single family homes all over nevada to turn in to rentals.

 

[Oddball]

Socialism sounds great until it's actually implemented........

...and you need to eat.

 

[Oddball]

Hedge funds are buying up the single family homes all over nevada to turn in to rentals.

I know...But our high finance oracle thinks that's not a problem.

 

[Woodznutz]

Biden/Harris let 15 million enter.
Housing got more expensive.

We need to keep deporting to reverse it.

We need to stop gentrifying older neighborhoods. That's where 'affordable' housing has traditionally been for the poor.

 

[Oddball]

We need to stop gentrifying older neighborhoods. That's where 'affordable' housing has traditionally been for the poor.

"Gentrification" is neo-Leninist code for "those awful white people buying up our blighted ghetto and making a decent neighborhood out of it".

 

[Woodznutz]

Seems supply and demand will always set prices where they should be.

Naw. It's "whatever the market will bear".

 

[OhPleaseJustQuit]

The following article explains the growing popularity of socialism among young Americans. When people say they prefer socialism they really mean that they dislike their prospects under capitalism.

NPR, October 31, 2025

For many young voters, the future doesn't feel quite so bright. Gen Z and millennial Americans are feeling increasingly demoralized about their economic prospects, and some say their concerns have gone unaddressed by elected officials.

In communities of all kinds, voters in their 20s and 30s are confronting a financial reality of rising costs, mounting debt and minimal wage growth...

Their life goals are on hold — for some indefinitely​

Young people shared that one of the biggest drivers feeding into their sense of political frustration is the struggle to get ahead financially or even just stay afloat.

When asked what economic success looks like for them, respondents didn't want lavish mansions or high-priced sports cars. Instead, their ambitions were more modest, often centering on the need for financial stability. Yet even that felt out of reach for many.

Young Americans said goals like owning a home, starting a family or pursuing a dream job feel increasingly like a luxury rather than an achievable milestone. Financial concerns are forcing them to reframe what's possible and sometimes choose one goal over another.

Financial roadblocks standing in the way​

Many are navigating a unique economic moment where both median home and rental prices, for example, have risen at a faster pace than wages for roughly two decades. People are also waiting longer to buy homes. The median age of a first-time homebuyer in 2024 stood at 38, 10 years older than in the early 1990s, according to the National Association of Realtors.

Debt is also a barrier. Despite collectively making up the largest share of the labor force and being on track to surpass older generations in educational attainment, Generation Z and millennials have higher rates of student loan debt and more mortgage debt.

Family planning looks different as well. People are deciding to have fewer children or not start a family. Last year, the U.S. fertility rate hit a record low, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

https://www.npr.org/2025/10/31/nx-s1-5590153/young-voters-american-dream-economy

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Talk to Catholics. We have couples in my church who have been married for six or seven decades and raised eight kids, and now have great grandkids coming, and it's a growing trend.

You can thank us blonde haired, blue-eyed Catholics for saving this country.

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[Oddball]

Naw. It's "whatever the market will bear".

The market is being grossly manipulated and distorted.