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Re:UK: Food inflation rises to 18.2% as it hits highest rate... by Nifty3929 on Friday March 24, 2023 @04:21PM (#35294904)
Because home prices are tracked so closely, sited widely, and used as a barometer of economic success and political success.

But yeah I think that's weird and destructive. Wouldn't it be better to prominently track and celebrate how much new housing is built?

OTOH, many people have all or most of their net-worth tied up in their home price. So even though NOTHING CHANGES when that price goes up or down, it has a psychological affect on them, who vote a lot.

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