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minus-squarezikzak025@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·4 days agoThis. It’s not just inflation in isolation, but the fact that wages are rising slower than inflation, while cost of housing is rising faster. Adjust for inflation and you’d see wages dropping, while housing continues to go up. This creates a growing and unsustainable affordability gap.
This. It’s not just inflation in isolation, but the fact that wages are rising slower than inflation, while cost of housing is rising faster.
Adjust for inflation and you’d see wages dropping, while housing continues to go up. This creates a growing and unsustainable affordability gap.