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Re:An average family in Tokyo can own a new house for $850/m... by aidenn0 on Sunday April 26, 2020 @07:41PM (#22991350)
There's an argument to be made that if nearly all building just barely meet the legal requirements, then the legal requirements are too steep because we haven't found the bottom.

Compare with NHTSA car safety ratings. Many cars get 4 or 5 stars, but you can still build/buy a car that would be less safe.

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Re:An average family in Tokyo can own a new house for $850/m... by vvanders on Sunday April 26, 2020 @09:02PM (#22991903)
Yeah but you also can't build a car without seatbelts/airbags/backup cameras.
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