The trend where I live in new-home building, is for larger more expensive homes...affordable, new construction for low to middle income families, is almost non-existent. This results in a sellers market, where the low-income home-buyer, is paying more for their home than they should. Our food costs have risen. I don't think inflation-adjusted prices, are what most people see at the pump..the taxes have not gone down. It doesn't matter who one thanks, it's the out-of-pocket expense that people see. The energy problems, regardless of the cause, still result in higher costs. State and local taxes still come out of the peoples pockets. Everytime the market starts looking good...the big guys sell...they can make a profit on stocks that go up 5 cents a share, because they have huge transactions...it's the guys with 500 or 1000 shares, that cannot take advantage of these increases, that get screwed.
I hear what you're saying. But the government is not the answer to all our problems. New construction too high? Look for a fixer-upper. Or wait 'til the prices come down. (They will - everything runs in cycles.) Same with state & local taxes - when they get high enough, people move. We all make our own prisons - "Too soon old, too late smart."
We have to help turn the sheeple back into "the people", and FR is a great place to start.