> If mechanics and slightly skilled manual labors can own homes in California, is there really a problem?
Everyone needs shelter but society needs people who are not mechanics.
Everyone needs shelter but society needs people who are not mechanics.
And we're not even talking about shelter. We're talking about owning a piece of the earth and having dozens of other humans build you a shelter, and then letting you sell it one day. Making other humans build you a home probably isn't going to ever be so cheap that everyone could just buy their own. That's why people live with family or friends or work to learn skills beyond minimum wage.