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> "Do more with less" is perfectly fine and rational. > ... > If customers were _paying less_ for the substandard construction they're getting, okay that's on

> "Do more with less" is perfectly fine and rational. > ... > If customers were _paying less_ for the substandard construction they're getting, okay that's one thing. Not really. Customers are likely not in position to rationally make those kinds of trade-offs, and even if they were, there's a good chance they're not going to be the one to pay the price (e.g. they sell the home, and the purchaser N sales later dies because it collapsed due to the substandard construction).

ornornor 4y ago
Whether the buyers/victims are able to assess the situation or not don’t change the fact: they paid more for shoddier construction. They might sell and move on but since this is a systemic issue, it’s very likely that their next residence has been built as shoddily and is just as dangerous.
- tablespoon 4y ago
  > Whether the buyers/victims are able to assess the situation or not don’t change the fact: they paid more for shoddier construction. I'm not disputing that's a problem, too. My only quibble is with the idea it's fine for people to knowingly choose substandard housing for some kind of discount.