Housing is at the root of many of the rich world’s problems (2020)

Re:Housing is at the root of many of the rich world’s proble... by sleepydog on Wednesday August 17, 2022 @10:56AM (#32497258)

I don't understand. The population in wealthy countries is growing very slowly.

https://datacommons.org/tools/timeline#&place=country/USA&st...

What makes you say that housing costs are the cause? I've not heard of that argument before.

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Re:Housing is at the root of many of the rich world’s proble... by wyre on Wednesday August 17, 2022 @12:56PM (#32498814)

Reminds me of this [1] post yesterday that because sedans can only fit 2 car seats parents don’t have a third child because they can’t afford a bigger car.

Maybe, parents are having less kids because they can’t afford to move to a place with an extra bedroom.

[1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32491901

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Re:Housing is at the root of many of the rich world’s proble... by 29athrowaway on Wednesday August 17, 2022 @05:32PM (#32501994)

Because cost of life is high. Make cost of life lower and see what happens.

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