[pascalxus]

But, why don't they do what's done in China: Rent a room and share it with someone. Even if the cheapest rooms cost 1000$ a month, that would be 500$ per person, if there's 2 people per room. In the army, you share a bunk with nearly a dozen.

It certainly doesn't absolve us of having to build much more, but at least it's a short term solution.

[cucuuc]

Have you tried renting in Cali? The landlord will laugh at your face when you show up four folks for a studio.

The few months I lived in Cali I had a well paying job, and it still took me a month to find a place to stay.

Reasons I was refused rent included:

- I didn’t have too much work experience (grad school doesn’t count as a job)

- I had a girlfriend, who lived in the East coast, and would visit me frequently

- I didn’t have a green card (I had OPT)

- I worked for a start up, and the landlord didn’t like renting to startups folks

Finally I got a condo in real bad shape for 1400/mo.

You might object that 1400 is not that bad, but I was 1.5 hours north of LA.

[nnfy]

So leave Cali.

What is with this entitlement to live anywhere we want for any price we want?

[chrischen]

They even do this in highly developed Japan. Many young people share not just rooms but single beds (since the rooms are small) to live in Tokyo.