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Re:Why the government took home prices out of its main infla... by Geonode on Saturday May 28, 2022 @08:02AM (#31539635)
A single family home is the ideal, period. Ideally with ten or more acres.

Some people would increase density until we're all living in Blade Runner hoping it would make rents drop.

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Re:Why the government took home prices out of its main infla... by 1270018080 on Saturday May 28, 2022 @03:59PM (#31543256)
If your goal is for housing to be affordable for the average person, a single family home is never the ideal for any piece of geography. It just comes down to priorities.
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Re:Why the government took home prices out of its main infla... by Geonode on Saturday May 28, 2022 @08:52PM (#31545193)
Saying it twice doesn't make it less wrong. The priority is never packing as many people as possible into a given area. Its quality of life.
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