Just posted a number of posts showing that the housing market is NOT free. When we buy a home, we don’t have a choice to buy a “govt-manipulation-free” house. The amount you overpay for a house as a result of govt-intervention (and you’re paying extra in RE taxes, income taxes, higher commission/transaction costs, AND higher housing prices) is likely to be far, far, far more than you’ll ever pay toward public servants’ retirement/compensation in your lifetime.
We ALL have to pay for things we don’t want to pay for. Every single one of us. No, we don’t have a choice, contrary to your assertions. That’s the price we pay to live in a civilized democracy.
