I keep hearing that empty office buildings are an economic time bomb. I keep hearing that housing inventory is low which is why house prices are high. Why can’t we convert offices to homes?

Question

I keep hearing that empty office buildings are an economic time bomb. I keep hearing that housing inventory is low which is why house prices are high. Why can’t we convert offices to homes?

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Answer 1

Because those stats are bullshit.

Sixteen million homes currently sit vacant across the U.S. In every state across the country, many homes remain empty while hundreds of thousands of Americans face homelessness.

In December of 2022, HUD calculated that 582,462 people were experiencing homelessness in the United States and its territories.

Wanna know what the problem is… The greedy bourgeoisie and the distracted proletariats.

But eventually, we’ll play like it’s May 1, 1886 in Haymarket, and we might get a living wage in the end.

But (*looks around* *shakes head with disgust*) i REALLY fucking doubt it.

Edit: Cause fuckers aren’t only distracted, but lazy … can’t get off their ass to help themselves… well, lEt mE gOoGlE tHaT fOr YoU: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haymarket_affair