Houses: A Short-Lived Investment, A Trump-Style Take

Listen, folks, these houses, they're like... they're like a fancy cake, looks good, but it's gone in a blink. Sixty years, maybe less, then what? You think you can pass down a pile of bricks to your grandkids? Forget about it. Some say, 'Well, the government'll give you a nice payday when it's time to tear it down.' Yeah, right. They only pay if it's a good deal for them. Like those big apartment buildings in the smaller cities? No way they're tearing those down. Cost way more than it's worth. That's why all these places are obsessed with building brand new things, trying to make something out of nothing.

Let's face it, folks, for most of us, there's no magic money tree growing in the backyard. We work hard, we build, we try to get ahead, and it's all a big game of catch-up.

Take a look at the history books. In the countryside, folks worked their tails off for their families, building houses, building dreams. But what happens? A few decades later, it's all crumbling, gotta start from scratch. Same thing, generation after generation, just a cycle of struggle.

So, when it comes to wealth, most of us are just chasing after a big, beautiful bubble. It pops, it's gone, and we're back to square one. It's not a pretty picture, folks, but it's the truth.