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>investment That's exactly the problem right there. A house can be a place to live or an investment, but not both. I myself think it's a bit to silly to spend
by andrepd 5y ago
>investment
That's exactly the problem right there. A house can be a place to live or an investment, but not both. I myself think it's a bit to silly to spend labour and resources building a concrete box for the latter purpose, so I'd much rather houses fulfill their purpose as homes for people to live in.
- panarky 5y ago> but not both Certainly a place to live can also be an investment. Just like a work of art can also be an investment. And a plumbing business can be an investment and also fix your pipes.
- ClumsyPilot 5y agoYou missed the point - a plumbing business is an investment, just like a construction business. But no-one buys an old set of pipes and calls that an investment, and we understand that would be dumb. If houses are to be an investment, their prices will keep rising and they become unaffordable. When consumer goods themselves are an investment, standards of living fall