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Re:US households see biggest decline in net worth since the ... by javagram on Thursday March 07, 2019 @10:55PM (#19334942)
Houses and education both can be made cheaper though? We are just choosing not to by building bigger houses and spending more money on education bureaucracy.

Prices of healthcare, education, and housing are definitely going up a lot more than inflation in general though to be sure, I’d just say it’s because of policy choices we are making not because those items are inherently resistant to price decreases.

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Re:US households see biggest decline in net worth since the ... by AlexTWithBeard on Thursday March 07, 2019 @11:11PM (#19334999)
It's a good point.

I was thinking more about the cost of the land: no matter how efficient we are, it's supply is limited.

Same goes for the education: one teacher can handle a class of 30 kids no matter how advanced our technology is.

Healthcare is a very different beast though...

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