The housing crisis disproportionately affects black and brown Americans, who still face discrimination in lending for homeownership. Continuous attacks on DEI initiatives only compound the issue.
Basically, a short period of wage growth outpacing inflation doesn’t correct generations of attacks on labor rights and income inequality. It doesn’t even really stop the bleeding for many.
It feels disingenuous because it is. If you feel like things are bad, it’s because they still are. /2