From skipping meals to working more to moving in with mom and dad—that's how Americans are trying to afford housing

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From skipping meals to working more to moving in with mom and dad—that's how Americans are trying to afford housing
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I mean. You can always do what the third world does and jump the hoops to live in a good country. Then you'll be able to have a safer, cleaner, healthier life where you can afford the basic necessities of life.

Hopefully people won't get mad and start passing lawes to harass the new people with the heavy american accent just trying to work, pay taxes and live a decent life.

Man, the irony is palpable.

The people who can barely afford housing can almost assuredly not afford moving to another country.

I'm not talking about fancy living in europe. I'm talking about moving to south america where each dollar you have is 5x more so you can have a fresh start feeling like someone who just got a beefy inheritance. If you work distance to earn a wage in dollars you are set for life.

Yes, and the people who CAN BARELY AFFORD HOUSING can not afford to move there. A large portion of American citizens have said that a 1000 dollar emergency would be devastating for them. These people would not even be able to save up to change their life like that even if they wanted to.