Rent is too damn high!
(www.npr.org)
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Wow, talk about fixing the wrong problem.
The problem isn't the high rent, the problem is that people are living in a "renter culture" in the first place. Housing is so expensive, and regulated, and people are incorrectly taught how to build a house, and property is taxed, and materials and appliances are MASSIVELY over priced due to the monopoly, etc. that people don't have economic opportunities to buy a house or build their own.
Yeah, but high rent is a painful symptom.
Treat the symptom not the disease? Should our government adopt the model of Big Pharma? I suggest that is exactly what they have been doing.
I also suggest its a really poor model for human life.
You're correct.
I was just sympathizing with renters. I don't think OP was suggesting any action to increase rental subsidies or regulation or anything other than making fun of NPR.