Portugal Cut Housing Costs 36%. Here's How America Could Too
Portugal tackled housing costs with bold moves. Here's what worked and what didn't for American wallets.
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Portugal tackled housing costs with bold moves. Here's what worked and what didn't for American wallets.
Strong growth and low unemployment suggest stability — but beneath the headlines, household balance sheets are carrying more strain than the economy can sustain indefinitely.
Tens of thousands of U.S. workers are losing their jobs in a new wave of AI-driven restructuring—at the exact moment household debt, delinquencies and housing costs are rising. The combination is creating a quiet but growing vulnerability across the American economy.
On the surface, the U.S. economy looks strong: growth is steady, unemployment is low, and markets are rallying. But beneath that optimism lies a growing dependency on credit, shrinking savings, and households stretched to their limits. America is running on resilience—and revolving debt.