The landlord class has been gaining power since the Reagan years, with real estate values inflating beyond incomes from predatory lending and mortgage fraud, stagnant wages despite rapidly increasing productivity, structural un-employment, reduction in social services, privatization of higher education, health care inflation, etc.
This past decade we have seen record levels of homelessness and empty rental units, proof of the disconnect in this FAKE "free market", which discriminates against minorities and children of renters who don't inherit home equity.
A six month RENT JUBILEE would barely dent this equation, but those rabid economic Darwinists (21st Century Robber Barons, crony capitalists) are in control of the government.
Speak to ANYONE under the age of 40, and the largest barrier they all face is securing affordable housing. Yes, houses are one thing that sits above all else when it comes to necessity but enslaving entire generations of people to effectively work their entire lives to barely afford a home is not the solution.
Increasing the perceived "quality" of life in terms of domestic consumer demand and generally pumping consumerism to mass demographic prevalence ensures the indentured servitude of the masses for the years to come.
The boomers caused this. They always knew that someone would have to "pay their debts".. unfortunately, it might be that time now as their next generations are being forced into debt by the troves as this incumbent oligarchy continues to reel in the fish non the wiser.