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Re:New Zealand to ban foreigners from buying existing houses by ponyfleisch on Thursday October 26, 2017 @09:27PM (#15564863)
that creates negative externalities as well. they are just more subtle and people are not comfortable talking about them.
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Re:New Zealand to ban foreigners from buying existing houses by harryh on Thursday October 26, 2017 @09:37PM (#15564908)
What are those?
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Re:New Zealand to ban foreigners from buying existing houses by idle_processor on Thursday October 26, 2017 @10:20PM (#15565156)
Lower property values and potential influx of people from a different social class.

The parent post may've meant to imply race.

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Re:New Zealand to ban foreigners from buying existing houses by ponyfleisch on Friday October 27, 2017 @02:57AM (#15566264)
nope, not meant to imply race.

cultural factors may play a role, of course. quality of life is better when you have more things in common with your surroundings. this is about preferences, not perceived superiority though. at the very least you'd want your kids to have a common language with their classmates though.

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