Didn't everyone benefit in one way or another from the housing bubble?

Um No - a ton of us have lost alot of equity in our homes and now cannot refinance or sell and are forced to stay longer than we want with mortgages we can't afford due to rising property taxes and rising everything else. So we have to struggle to make ends meet, bust our s to upgrade our homes to make them worth more so MAYBE we can refinance in a year or so or get a decent amount of money for it in a few years when we do sell, so no, everyone did not benefit!