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> I think this is one of the main drivers in favoring cheap and punishing quality. The problem comes with evaluating quality. There are issues with over-valuin
by pyre 10y ago
> I think this is one of the main drivers in favoring cheap and punishing quality.
The problem comes with evaluating quality. There are issues with over-valuing cheapness, but there are equally issues with using high-cost as an indicator of quality too.
- socialist_coder 10y agoCould cities not do something where they pay 50% of the construction bill over the expected lifetime of the project, with a big chunk of it at the end? The cost of unexpected repairs would simply get deducted from this money. It would mean that only big companies could take on these projects (because they'd only be making 50% of their money right away), but they could still subcontract out to smaller companies and pay them 100%.
- flukus 10y agoIf >50% of the cost is maintenance then those companies could still build it cheaply then laugh all the way to the bank.