Housing costs more than ever today, with the median home costing five times as much as the median income for your average American, first time home buyers are fewer and older than ever. One in four renters are being forced to spend more than half of their income on rent. And homelessness is plaguing more people than ever before. This crisis was not inevitable. It is a problem that the government has created. (00:32–00:38)
CLAIM
Asserts that 25% of renters spend more than half their income on rent.
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