>>511427776 (OP)>Impose a tax to artificially increase the price of alcohol, cigarettes and sugar. >This discourages people from purchasing and using them>impose minimum wage to artificially increase the price of labour.>this obviously doesn't mean there are fewer jobs! Haha what a stupid thing to think, it just means people get paid a livable wage with no downsides whatsoever! Haha everything's fine!Typical example of leftoid thinking
The reason house prices are so high is because banks issue mortgages, and when they do they make the money up out of thin air, meaning new money enters the economy by artificially inflating people's buying power over fixed assets, meaning the prices of those assets spiral out of control. The only remaining question becomes how much debt can you or your family service while keeping your head above water.
Same has happened to tuition and healthcare in the US, you're using someone else's money to pay for something you want, and making it future you's problem.