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A good piece of evidence supporting this view over the article's is that many things are bigger in America than other developed countries, loophole or no loopho
by maximilianroos 3y ago
A good piece of evidence supporting this view over the article's is that many things are bigger in America than other developed countries, loophole or no loophole.
Take houses — Americans are richer than Europeans, and spend some of that on houses that are significantly larger than European houses.
- amelius 3y agoThe build quality is generally lower, though. At least compared to Sweden. https://www.reddit.com/r/Carpentry/comments/vcvanr/why_are_american_houses_so_poorly_built/ https://www.reddit.com/r/Carpentry/comments/vcvanr/why_are_a...
- prepend 3y agoSweden has a very different climate than most of the US. Compare houses in Maine or Minnesota to Sweden. The answers to most questions in that article can be answered by visiting Colorado or Virginia or most places.
- nivenkos 3y agoAlso low energy prices - people pay for heat pumps, triple glazing, solar panels, etc. in Sweden because it pays itself back. But when energy is so cheap, why bother?
- zip1234 3y agoPeople everywhere like large houses but it is not entirely preference. The government has a hand in that as well.