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Investing in property gets the money moving on the market, which is also a positive outcome.
by Mithaldu 11y ago
Investing in property gets the money moving on the market, which is also a positive outcome.
- adventured 11y agoHoarding cash increases purchasing power for everyone else looking to spend, also a positive outcome. Is it a positive outcome if property prices inflate so much due to this, that it pushes Sweden's households into such extreme levels of debt that the economy barely grows and debt service levels become untenable? Sweden is at that point right now. Eg: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-06-29/swedish-politicians-face-tricky-choice-on-hefty-household-debt http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-06-29/swedish-po... http://www.cnbc.com/2014/11/09/sweden-grapples-with-massive-household-debt-as-rates-hit-zero.html http://www.cnbc.com/2014/11/09/sweden-grapples-with-massive-... http://blogs.wsj.com/economics/2015/06/03/riksbank-sees-increased-risks-to-swedish-financial-system/ http://blogs.wsj.com/economics/2015/06/03/riksbank-sees-incr...
- Mithaldu 11y agoI don't know, that level of complexity is beyond what i can usefully comment on. Maybe the decision makers in sweden think the benefits outweigh the downsides?