• shalafi@lemmy.world
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    8 days ago

    So your theory is that home builders are deliberately sitting on their hands? Are you mad?!

    I’ve worked adjacent to their industry, known a great many one-man contractors and a couple of big home builders. Believe it, they will build as fast as they can get permits and capital.

    The housing problem is mainly corporate ownership monopolizing homes. That can happen under any system. Look at China for the opposite extreme. They built too many homes! This requires legislation no matter the system.

    Second, our populations have exploded. America’s population has increased 59% since I was born and the world population has gone from 3.7B to 8.2B. That’s a lot of bodies to house!

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      8 days ago

      as fast as they can get permits and capital

      You think maybe this could be related?

      our populations have exploded

      So the labor force has also exploded

      Look at China for the opposite extreme. They built too many homes!

      You started off asking if I’m crazy but it seems you’re agreeing with me? I don’t know what point you’re trying to make