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Re:Europe embraces rent controls, a policy that never works by closeparen on Friday July 26, 2019 @11:33PM (#20540222)
I hadn’t realized you thought that. Will you then withdraw your claims in other threads that American style suburban sprawl is necessary for happiness and quality of life? That American cities far less dense than their European counterparts are full?
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Re:Europe embraces rent controls, a policy that never works by toomuchtodo on Friday July 26, 2019 @11:51PM (#20540281)
If I can’t have European sane labor regulations and universal healthcare, I’ll still take my suburban low density housing. So...no. I stick by my claims (Europeans have a different value system than Americans, which I argue is a substantial component as to why they’re happier with “less” than Americans).

Also, I am flattered (truly!) that our conversations have left a lasting impression wrt my opinion on American housing.

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