[factsarelolz]

> one may choose to work harder than average to make more than the average.

Work 60 hours a week for 15 years so you can buy a 150k house?

I'm sure there are plenty of 18 years old willing to do that. /s

[prottog]

If more 18-year-olds were willing to do that, we would be in a better place.

[factsarelolz]

Too bad there aren't really any "decent" homes for 150k to raise a family without giving up something huge.

[notch656a]

What is a midwestern forklift driver giving up when they buy the 150k house? Just a few years ago I was raising a family in HALF of a duplex that was worth 80k. My kid had their own room, a nice big yard to play in, close proximity to parks and outdoors, water electricity and internet for kids shows or whatever. Are you saying I was depriving my family of something huge that I otherwise could have provided them?