Turkey’s earthquakes show the deadly extent of construction scams

Re:Turkey’s earthquakes show the deadly extent of constructi... by Waterluvian on Monday February 13, 2023 @11:44AM (#34775929)

I don't think I've seen a case where the local government wants to build more housing but, gosh, they're just too expensive. It's usually NIMBYism or just general disinterest in a "non-sexy" political issue.

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Re:Turkey’s earthquakes show the deadly extent of constructi... by moonchrome on Monday February 13, 2023 @11:54AM (#34776120)

This is entirely a "rich parts of the west" kind of a thing - and has nothing to do with Turkey

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Re:Turkey’s earthquakes show the deadly extent of constructi... by Waterluvian on Monday February 13, 2023 @12:00PM (#34776213)

I think the earthquake is a standalone counter-argument to not wanting proper safety standards. Of the remaining buildings, how many are to be condemned as unsafe? I'm not sure what the homelessness problem is in Turkey, but I imagine it's now far worse.

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Re:Turkey’s earthquakes show the deadly extent of constructi... by conanbatt on Monday February 13, 2023 @05:41PM (#34781958)

Government does not build housing at all.

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Re:Turkey’s earthquakes show the deadly extent of constructi... by fragmede on Monday February 13, 2023 @08:05PM (#34783680)

Maybe where you are, but in other parts of the world (eg Singapore), the government does!

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