Because of the constant growth any real reduction in housing costs would have be temporary. Or it would have been in the 1945-2020 period.
Also, it would have created an environment that would have been totally unaffordable for families. Families don't work well in cities, because you need space. So that means a family of 4, with each kid a room, needs to pay 3-4 times the price a single person needs to pay, just for housing, while only making, at best, twice as much.
So families moved away. Families are also the ones that have the numbers, for voting, and the money ...
That, and stress in cities is 10x what it is in suburbs.
Also, it would have created an environment that would have been totally unaffordable for families. Families don't work well in cities, because you need space. So that means a family of 4, with each kid a room, needs to pay 3-4 times the price a single person needs to pay, just for housing, while only making, at best, twice as much.
So families moved away. Families are also the ones that have the numbers, for voting, and the money ...
That, and stress in cities is 10x what it is in suburbs.