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Re:Why the government took home prices out of its main infla... by Dudeman112 on Friday May 27, 2022 @09:57AM (#31529710)
>That's an investment, not a living expense.

Owning a home isn't just an investment, it's QoL.

Renting is shit, and raising kids in rented space is shit too. If someone moderately cares about their QoL and isn't enamoured with the idea of popping kids not having their own place won't help with deciding to make kids.

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Re:Why the government took home prices out of its main infla... by nradov on Friday May 27, 2022 @12:47PM (#31531720)
Some people find that renting is better from a QoL perspective. Owning is shit if you hate having to deal with home maintenance, or travel a lot, or have to move frequently for work. Others prefer the stability of owning.

But so what? Nothing in your comment is relevant to inflation calculations.

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