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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.

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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.

So leave Cali.

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

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.

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