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Re:UK's elite hardware talent is being wasted by brewdad on Monday January 20, 2025 @03:02PM (#42772469)
There is no appetite for increasing supply anywhere in the West. Maybe Trump will get us into WWIII and we can shift the demand curve.
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Re:UK's elite hardware talent is being wasted by constantcrying on Monday January 20, 2025 @03:18PM (#42772622)
>There is no appetite for increasing supply anywhere in the West.

Every single person who currently is looking to rent or buy a house has appetite for increasing market supply.

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Re:UK's elite hardware talent is being wasted by vkou on Monday January 20, 2025 @05:37PM (#42773935)
None of those people have enough political power.
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Re:UK's elite hardware talent is being wasted by constantcrying on Monday January 20, 2025 @05:48PM (#42774039)
In Germany it is somewhere around 55% of the population.
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Re:UK's elite hardware talent is being wasted by vkou on Monday January 20, 2025 @06:21PM (#42774348)
In the US, it's a lot less than that.
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Re:UK's elite hardware talent is being wasted by jonp888 on Tuesday January 21, 2025 @02:21AM (#42777402)
In Germany lifelong renting is seen as a normal and acceptable thing to do, not a temporary stepping stone which will hinder you from achieving your life goals.
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Re:UK's elite hardware talent is being wasted by constantcrying on Tuesday January 21, 2025 @02:48AM (#42777531)
No it is not. A house is just totally impossible to finance with the average salary of two people, especially if you have children or a car.
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