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Re:Why Britain Doesn’t Build by lukas099 on Monday June 26, 2023 @04:36PM (#36485485)
I think we should shoot for house prices increasing at exactly the inflation level (after a correction for current high prices of course). To me, this would be good enough to be considered a 'good investment', and wouldn't be unfair to future generations.
Re:Why Britain Doesn’t Build by nsteel on Tuesday June 27, 2023 @06:54PM (#36499826)
The BoE desperately needs more knobs to control inflation, diversifying into house building is actually a great idea.
Re:Why Britain Doesn’t Build by lukas099 on Wednesday June 28, 2023 @04:24PM (#36512078)
Do you think central banks should be given jurisdiction over fiscal policy? Historically, they have been limited to monetary policy, no?