Why Buying a Home Seems Impossible for Gen Z
Nic Sumners poses for a portrait outside the camper where he lives. He makes about $24 an hour, more than three times the federal minimum wage, and often works overtime, and yet, Sumners can barely afford to stay afloat. (Pete Kiehart for The Free Press)
Young people are struggling with the high cost of living—and they’re skeptical that Trump or Harris can fix it. “It’s nearly impossible.”
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Nic Sumners, 20, lives outside Fredericksburg, Virginia, where he works as a cosmetic car repairman, repairing scratches and buffing vehicles. He makes about $24 an hour, more than three times the federal minimum wage, and often works overtime. And yet, Sumners can barely afford to stay afloat. A high school graduate raised by a single mother, Sumners l…
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