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Re:Home ownership is the West’s biggest economic-policy mistake by shuckles on Tuesday April 20, 2021 @03:02AM (#26871544)
It’s easy to say this as someone wealthy enough to spend time commenting on online forums. What is the economic externality of urban infill development?
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Re:Home ownership is the West’s biggest economic-policy mistake by stepbeek on Tuesday April 20, 2021 @03:36AM (#26871768)
> It’s easy to say this as someone wealthy enough to spend time commenting on online forums

This feels a little ad-hominem. I criticised the argument laid out in the article. Do you agree with the point made in the article? If so, why?

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Re:Home ownership is the West’s biggest economic-policy mistake by shuckles on Tuesday April 20, 2021 @01:30PM (#26877674)
You’re making the point that GDP is not a perfect measure, without offering any that are better. It’s easy to wonder who economic growth helps when you are in the diminished marginal returns part of the curve.
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Re:Home ownership is the West’s biggest economic-policy mistake by ggm on Tuesday April 20, 2021 @03:34AM (#26871752)
Loss of greenspace mainly.
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