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Appeared in the November 24, 2025, print edition as 'The Billionaire Who Made California Unaffordable'.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 23, 2025

Unaffordable housing, rising costs and gruelling working hours have led more and more young people to reject marriage or parenthood, or both.

From BBC • Aug. 8, 2025

Unaffordable insurance costs threatened to render homes worthless - too costly to insure against flooding for both the current owner and anyone who might buy the house later.

From Washington Times • Feb. 19, 2020

Unaffordable deductibles are also emerging as a major issue for health plans being sold on marketplaces created by the Affordable Care Act.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 22, 2015

Unaffordable pension burdens are a bigger problem overall in Europe than elsewhere in the world.

From BusinessWeek • Jan. 19, 2011