• UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world
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    11 months ago

    Everyone will talk about it, nobody will do anything to improve the situation.

    Once you reach the ranks of the Senate, you have more financial interest in the future of your REIT-heavy investment portfolio than the price any of your constituents are paying for housing. Hell, more than a few Senators come straight from the halls of Wall Street themselves. That’s how they have the kind of surplus cash to run for office to begin with.