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Re:Austin's Surge of New Housing Construction Drove Down Rents by harrall on Thursday March 19, 2026 @10:17AM (#47439912)
And the biggest reason is, learning from history, the instability of food prices destabilizes nations.

There have been many “bread riots.”

Re:Austin's Surge of New Housing Construction Drove Down Rents by dan-robertson on Thursday March 19, 2026 @11:43AM (#47441361)
Bread is much cheaper today (at least relative to incomes) than in the days of bread riots.
Re:Austin's Surge of New Housing Construction Drove Down Rents by FuriouslyAdrift on Thursday March 19, 2026 @02:06PM (#47443430)
Wheat is HEAVILY subsidized.
Re:Austin's Surge of New Housing Construction Drove Down Rents by 21asdffdsa12 on Friday March 20, 2026 @04:29AM (#47451953)