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Re:A group of techies is using data skills to alter Seattle'... by maxsilver on Friday April 27, 2018 @12:08PM (#16941862)
> People have got to save for retirement somehow.

This is true. But using housing for this is the worst possible way to achieve this.

If Americans want guaranteed retirement security, the government should build them a guaranteed retirement security.

Breaking all housing everywhere, all the time always, is not a sustainable or feasible way to fund retirements.

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Re:A group of techies is using data skills to alter Seattle'... by gaius on Friday April 27, 2018 @12:19PM (#16941951)
If Americans want guaranteed retirement security, the government should build them a guaranteed retirement security.

In the UK its the exact opposite - the government actively plundered the private pension funds. People want something tangible.

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