The argument this article makes is that Australians as a whole are not richer thanks to higher home prices, which is natural if houses a viewed as non-productive capital.
Therefore "rich" can't be the problem to solve for, it's fairness and equality. Culturally "a fair go" used to be the equivalent of the American Dream, and I think it's fair to say both are dead to most of the unlanded classes.
I've also spent a lot of time in Japan, and in many ways culturally they at 10-20 years ahead. For many life became unfordable there for different reasons, and I buy into that this contributed to the plummeting birthrates.
Societies come under evolutionary pressure, just as life does. It's entirely possible that unsustainable societies will simply die a quiet death while others take over.
Therefore "rich" can't be the problem to solve for, it's fairness and equality. Culturally "a fair go" used to be the equivalent of the American Dream, and I think it's fair to say both are dead to most of the unlanded classes.
I've also spent a lot of time in Japan, and in many ways culturally they at 10-20 years ahead. For many life became unfordable there for different reasons, and I buy into that this contributed to the plummeting birthrates.
Societies come under evolutionary pressure, just as life does. It's entirely possible that unsustainable societies will simply die a quiet death while others take over.