Why Housing Feels Unaffordable Now (Even Though It Isn’t) | The Real Reason Wages Fell Behind
Автор: Practical Economics
Загружено: 2025-12-09
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Housing prices aren’t actually higher today than they were in 1980 — when you compare them to the total income of the United States per person. So why does housing feel so unaffordable for workers and the middle class? Because wages haven’t kept pace with the growth of national income.
In this video, I break down:
why housing prices look high but haven’t outpaced the broader economy
how worker compensation fell behind total income growth
why homes feel more expensive today despite being larger
the key policy shift that changed everything: the decline in taxation on the wealthy
how stabilizing the top share of income/wealth once made upward mobility possible
I close with the core idea behind this channel:
If we want middle-class wages, wealth, and affordability like we had from the 1950s through the early 1980s, we need tax policy that accomplishes what those policies did — keeping wealth concentration in check so everyone can build a stable financial foundation.
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