I dislike your first point because there's no comparing the quality of mass-produced housing 50 years ago and that of today's mass-produced housing. It IS possi

I dislike your first point because there's no comparing the quality of mass-produced housing 50 years ago and that of today's mass-produced housing. It IS possible to purchase a home on a single working class income - look up prices for a double wide trailer; put on foundation. They would also be roughly equivalent square footage, and the double-wide would actually be sturdier.