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Re:The housing shortage is larger than you think by runsWphotons on Tuesday December 19, 2023 @07:43PM (#38704085)
People have been saying this forever but their economy keeps going along and does not look like it will stop until a dmeographic crisis.
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Re:The housing shortage is larger than you think by TheAlchemist on Tuesday December 19, 2023 @08:06PM (#38704270)
Well, it's only recently that their home builders and lenders started collapsing.

The music has stopped. It will take some time, but the outcome is almost inevitable.

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Re:The housing shortage is larger than you think by runsWphotons on Tuesday December 19, 2023 @10:21PM (#38705084)
Even if that happens, they will have plenty of housing. Worse things to make too much of abound.
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Re:The housing shortage is larger than you think by bakuninsbart on Wednesday December 20, 2023 @02:44AM (#38706331)
3 years ago, and it was induced by government policy. At any given point since I've become politically aware (around 08), there's been at least one narrative around China's coming collapse, and it hasn't materialised in the slightest yet.
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