Renters of America — Rise Up! 📣🔥

By Peeved Pope John 35 (👻🇺🇸 Still Irish, Eternally Handsome)

My fellow Americans 🇺🇸—

It is time for the renters of this nation 🏘️ to rise up ✊.

Not in flames 🔥, not with pitchforks 🔱 — but with keys 🔑, deeds 📜, and dignity 🕊️.

Because let’s face it: renting is not a lifestyle choice 🎭… it’s a trap 🪤.

The Numbers Don’t Lie 🔢

👩‍🎓 Millennials & Gen Z are the largest renter generations ever — homeownership among young adults is at a 40-year low 📉.

💸 In 1980, the median home cost just 3x household income 🏠.

Today? It’s closer to 7x income 📈 — and that’s before interest rates 😬.

📦 Nearly half of renters spend more than 30% of income on rent 🏚️.

That means less savings 💵, less stability 🛑, less future 🌅.

Not Our Fault ❌

We didn’t create this mess 🚫.

• Wall Street scooped up homes 🦈.

• Cities blocked affordable housing with zoning 🚫🗺️.

• Wages stagnated while rent skyrocketed 💵➡️🚀.

We didn’t fail the system — the system failed us ⚠️.

The Joke’s on Us 🤡

📬 Rent up $200? That’s a “market adjustment.”

📈 Home price up $200K? That’s “wealth creation.”

🙃 Funny how the rules only create wealth for one side.

Landlords call us “tenants” 🧑‍🌾, but really we’re economic mules 🫏, carrying their equity bags 💼 while they ride yachts 🚤.

Ask Not… 🎤

So I say to you today:

Ask not why rent keeps rising 📈 — ask how we can rise up together 📣 to build real citizenship 🏛️.

Solutions exist 💡:

• Build more starter homes 🛠️.

• Cap Wall Street’s monopoly on houses 🦈🏚️.

• Make buying a home as simple as buying a Honda Civic 🚗.

Until then, renters of America are trapped in Camelot’s dungeon 🏰⛓️ — paying tribute 💸 instead of holding keys 🔑.

But remember this: 🔥

When citizens rise, serfs disappear.

When renters own, democracy wins 🗳️.

And when we hold the keys, Camelot belongs to the people 🏠🇺🇸.