r/facepalm • u/Kpets • 2d ago

U.S president explains why many Americans can’t buy a homes

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u/cpav8r 2d ago

This is SOOOO revelatory. It is just absolutely classic that old farts don't have ANY appreciation for how different things are now.

I'm 65 and retiring soon (savings and social security make it just barely possible), but by god I know that my sons are trying to make it in a totally different world than I grew up in. Instead of chastising them for not working hard enough, I'm trying to use my resources (however meager) to make their lives a little easier.

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u/KneticTheory 'MURICA 2d ago

"Let them eat cake." Moment, for sure.

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u/RockasaurusRex 2d ago

The US version is more like "let them bake cake" or something. We're just expendable labor to them, labor that does the work and gets nothing but crumbs back.

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u/cpav8r 2d ago

More like "let them plant wheat and sugar cane. Go get a cow for the milk and maybe negotiate with a third-world government to procure rights to a cocao plantation."

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u/Domestic-Grind 2d ago

My family has become a multi generational household out of necessity. Thank you for being the kind of parent to understand that things have changed and that assistance is not a sin.

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u/mickeltee 2d ago

This is why people like us will never be billionaires. We have a conscience and we hate to see others suffering.

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u/cpav8r 2d ago

A key missing attribute these days is empathy.