Whats going on is that the U.S. also used to build housing! U.S. population has increased ~19% since 2000 [1]. Has there been an ~19% increase in housing in th

Whats going on is that the U.S. also used to build housing! U.S. population has increased ~19% since 2000 [1]. Has there been an ~19% increase in housing in the last quarter century? (Spoiler: No!!). Basic necessities like housing are priced at the margins, so of course costs have exploded by ~45%, and they trickle into literally everything else getting more expensive. This is a political problem, and I've done the best I can to support the creation of more housing by voting accordingly, even though I've been lucky enough to buy at what now looks like a much more reasonable price. At this point it's up to younger people to push politicians to get more housing built, because the older generation has clearly voted for what they want. Not everything is a culture war, sometimes you just gotta show up at a hearing and tell your neighbor/councel member to STFU and let that multiplex get built. [1] https://www.census.gov/library/stories/2024/12/population-estimates.html https://www.census.gov/library/stories/2024/12/population-es...