>If the US returned to a 1950s style tax system Of if consumers bought 1950 style houses there would be no problem, since they're incredibly cheap. Massive in

>If the US returned to a 1950s style tax system Of if consumers bought 1950 style houses there would be no problem, since they're incredibly cheap. Massive increases in the stuff people want in a house over the past half century have driven prices more than anything. Triple or quadruple the area, expect triple or quadruple the inflation adjusted cost. And that is the majority of the cost increase.