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Because 1) it's standardized beyond local / state political footprint, and 2) it's measuring basic availability of resources like water, electricity, natural
by beerandt 2y ago
Because 1) it's standardized beyond local / state political footprint, and
2) it's measuring basic availability of resources like water, electricity, natural gas, but also availability of food items like eggs, meat, bread. Plus labor.
And 3) in extreme cases, whether the (relatively uniform) building still stands and is occupied/usable.