Answer: the US government no longer raises the minimum wage (which has not increased in 15 years) and workers' rights have been eroded down to almost nothing

this a bipartisan effort by the Democrats and Republicans in an attempt to keep the workers and labor costs down even going as far as to underfund education

Ahhh yes. Spotify, the source of the most reliable housing news.

Just realized it's a podcast or something? I dunno

Link to the NYT -with Paywall- in case you don't use Spotify

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/24/podcasts/the-daily/housing-crisis-michigan.html