The room the economy can't see

Re:The room the economy can't see by occz on Friday June 19, 2026 @09:51AM (#48598583)

Radical concept: you could provide UBI in the form of housing, food and transportation

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Re:The room the economy can't see by ponector on Friday June 19, 2026 @10:32AM (#48599079)

Food and transportation is extremely cheap nowadays. Big bag of rice is couple dollars and a bicycle is a 100$.

Oh, people don't want affordable food but a 20-buck burrito and a 100k truck of ridiculous size?

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Re:The room the economy can't see by amanaplanacanal on Friday June 19, 2026 @11:46AM (#48599918)

If your city is bikable, that's terrific!

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Re:The room the economy can't see by fortzi on Friday June 19, 2026 @10:00AM (#48598695)

What's happens to the price of construction when the state suddenly commissions millions of homes?

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Re:The room the economy can't see by inigyou on Friday June 19, 2026 @10:54AM (#48599331)

when each home is a cardboard shack?

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Re:The room the economy can't see by occz on Sunday June 21, 2026 @05:42AM (#48617263)

It plummets. Standardizing the building process and building at scale unlocks some major efficiencies.

Were you under the impression that it would be the opposite?

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