Canada wants to make homes affordable without crushing prices - BNN Bloomberg
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In a country with some of the world’s most expensive real estate, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government wants housing to become more affordable.

In a country with some of the world’s most expensive real estate, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government wants housing to become more affordable.

  • EhForumUser
    11·
    1 year ago

    It’s in equilibrium in the same way that a market with only food available for half the people, finds a price for food, and still allows the poorer half to starve.

    Yup. It is necessary for demand to recognize some kind of dividing line between those who have the desire and willingness to shoulder a cost for something and those who do not. “I’m hungry” isn’t sufficient to be counted as demand. Everyone gets hungry. The term demand would be completely meaningless if it referred to everyone. It wants to determine what you will give up in order to satisfy your hunger pangs.

    My original point was meant to illustrate how this isn’t being caused by simple supply and demand.

    Well, duh. Supply and demand is a tool for observing events. Of course it cannot cause anything. This is like saying a kid running away from home wasn’t caused by a neighbour who happened to see the kid exit the door. Of course. If this is your point… Why?

    If two families need a home, but one is so much richer that they can buy two homes, why would the seller sell a home to each family, when they can net more by selling both to the richer one?

    Right, which is why there was originally a call to see an increase in demand. With enough of a rise in demand, the poor families will naturally get included as able participants in the market. But there needs to be something to stimulate that. And expansion of the supply is one suggested way to broach that.

    • MentalEdge@sopuli.xyz
      1·
      1 year ago

      Now you’re just being rude, while adding less than nothing.

      Did you actually have something to say?

      • EhForumUser
        1·
        1 year ago

        Okay, great?

        And, no, there is nothing that I need to say. Nor you, for that matter. Everything that needs to be said was said even before your first comment, and especially before mine. Which is no doubt why you keep saying complete nonsense, and why I make fun of it.

        • MentalEdge@sopuli.xyz
          1·
          1 year ago

          Well I’m happy you’ve found an effective way to change minds and make the world a better place.

          Wait no, that’s the opposite of what you’re doing. You’re killing time until the collapse of civilization by doing your tiny part in causing it.

          • EhForumUser
            1·
            1 year ago

            Well, I should hope I am doing the opposite of changing minds. That would be fucking weird to change someone’s mind. The mind they already have is what makes being around them worthwhile.

            But, yeah, I agree to your second point. Computing is one of the largest greenhouse gas emitters going, so we are, indeed, destroying humanity by being here. Worse, unlike food, it provides nothing of actual value. But, at least I’m in good company.

            • MentalEdge@sopuli.xyz
              1·
              1 year ago

              Literal interpretation? Along with brain-dead takes about the merits of computer science?

              You truly are the “best” of us…

              And just in case you actually do have trouble with text comprehension:

              /S

                • MentalEdge@sopuli.xyz
                  1·
                  1 year ago

                  Are you gonna take off that dunce cap, or are you just an obtuse one trick pony now that you’re out of ideas?

                  • EhForumUser
                    12·
                    1 year ago

                    Did you know that looking at your comment doesn’t cause your comment? Such an interesting point to make, right?

                    Oh wait.