Anne (23): Older people should be required to live in smaller homes – then I’d have a better chance of getting a house.

Not an attack on the elderly, but on the system

Anne emphasizes that she doesn’t see older people as the enemy. Her criticism is directed at policies that have been postponed for decades. “Politicians have acted for too long as if the market would solve it.” The result is a generation that does everything that’s asked of them but can’t find a place to live. “Then it’s logical that they look at redistribution,” she says. “Not out of anger, but out of necessity.”

An uncomfortable question that remains open

Anne isn’t dogmatic about whether mandatory downsizing is the solution. What she does know for sure, however, is that doing nothing is no longer an option. “Every solution hurts someone,” she says. “The only question is: who?” For now, this pain is primarily felt by young people. And as long as that remains the case, the anger will continue to grow. “I’m not demanding luxury,” Anne concludes. “Just one place to start.”

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