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Could you elaborate on how American "freedom" has led to a housing crisis there? Is this situation correlated with an increase in whatever you are calling "free

• harambae 4y ago
  The areas most severely overpriced in America (university education, medical care, housing) actually have massive government involvement, and in my opinion that's not a coincidence. Of course there's legitimate reasons and benefits for some of that involvement, but maybe the pendulum needs to swing back a bit.
  • housedrafta 4y ago
    The European countries with good healthcare and education actually have their governments play a central role. How do you think Germans afford university? It's the type of government involvement you take issue with.
• sschueller 4y ago
  By "freedom" I mean the lack of government regulations and controls allowing companies to "freely" abuse workers etc. Same goes for banks not being held accountable for bad deals and knowing they are too big to fail. Or that a large company that has committed a crime can opt for deferred prosecution (because it would hurt too many people if they were held accountable) only to have the whole thing dismissed years later or fined a tiny fine.