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Homeowners have the same fears, they're just pushed a little further out. Even if your house is paid off, you still have to worry about property taxes, basic upkeep, insurance (unless you go without and risk losing it all, which leads right back to that stress), possibly large HOA fees... the fact is, unless you have a lot of savings or are 100% certain you'll always have money coming in, no one's safe from anxieties about being able to stay where they live. I agree that it's worse for renters, but owning a house is not what it once was and definitely doesn't make the stress go away.

I have thought for a long time now that basic housing (your own private room with a door, heating/cooling, water and electricity) should be considered a fundamental human right and guaranteed as such by the powers that be. Without such a guarantee, the vast majority of us are going to continue to feel existential dread over the possibility that losing our ability to generate income could lead to being homeless.