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Okay, but the submission says the middle class can't afford to live in cities anymore. You're saying, "Of course they can! Otherwise they wouldn't be middle class."

Could you elaborate (honest question)? My point of reference is The Netherlands, so I have very little context for that figure, as it would be ludicrously high for middle class over here (in part for very understandable reasons, welfare state and whatnot). I'm mostly curious about your views of the middle class and what they should be.

I agree with you, unfortunately people can't buy property based on what we believe middle class should be. The reality is property is cities is not affordable for the middle class. How to solve that is another problem.