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Re:Where have all the sacked tech workers gone? by dgs_sgd on Tuesday March 28, 2023 @12:59PM (#35344213)
artificially inflated in the sense that if it wasn’t for government regulation that makes building difficult, then the normal market forces that incentivize builders to meet demand would result in costs lower than they are now.
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Re:Where have all the sacked tech workers gone? by kazinator on Tuesday March 28, 2023 @01:53PM (#35345118)
If you want to model the hypothetical non-artificial situation, you have to remove all relevant government-controlled knobs and levers.

That can't be the only one?

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Re:Where have all the sacked tech workers gone? by jcadam on Tuesday March 28, 2023 @02:09PM (#35345353)
Instead you have million dollar hovels surrounded by $20 tents.
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