Capitalism's Deeper Problem by Richard Wolff

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2. re Rising Asset Prices

Sometimes people wonder how I can own a decent house free and clear on such a tiny income. Besides other factors, I was fortunate enough to buy my first one eons ago. For most of the time since, including now, I can't afford to rent. If I did, at best it might be one of the fancier cardboard boxes in some urban jungle. I constantly moan and groan because I find the social/political/religious atmosphere of the remote Midwest distasteful - but all the while I remember that if I had retired anywhere else that did have culture and diversity, most of the perks would still be entirely out of reach for me and I'd be subject to the most crushing effects of poverty. At least here very little I want is near enough to rub salt in the wound.

Capitalism? Not my cuppa tea at all.