The Housing Crisis Is a Deliberate Political Choice
Insights from the The Prof G Pod – Scott Galloway episode “The Week | The Cost of Being Young in America”, published July 17, 2026.
In "The Week | The Cost of Being Young in America" (The Prof G Pod – Scott Galloway, July 2026), skyrocketing home prices are not a market failure but a calculated policy decision to protect existing homeowners at the expense of younger generations. This systematic exclusion has shattered the social contract, forcing disillusioned youth to abandon traditional career paths in favor of high-risk financial gambles or social withdrawal.
In "The Week | The Cost of Being Young in America" (The Prof G Pod – Scott Galloway, July 2026), the intended audience is: Policy analysts, young professionals, and citizens concerned about generational wealth inequality.
Skyrocketing home prices are not a market failure but a calculated policy decision to protect existing homeowners at the expense of younger generations. This systematic exclusion has shattered the social contract, forcing disillusioned youth to abandon traditional career paths in favor of high-risk financial gambles or social withdrawal.
Policy analysts, young professionals, and citizens concerned about generational wealth inequality.
Topics: housing market, generational wealth, political economy, social contract
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Skyrocketing home prices are not a market failure but a calculated policy decision to protect existing homeowners at the expense of younger generations. This systematic exclusion has shattered the social contract, forcing disillusioned youth to abandon traditional career paths in favor of high-risk financial gambles or social withdrawal.
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