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If by "here" you mean the US, I agree... currently. We'll see what happens to our own economy in the future.  |
Yes, I did mean the US, but the same comments would apply to any developed nation. The labor costs would be too great.
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I was just pointing out that when we discuss recycling building materials, etc., we might want to take a broader view and remember that not everywhere looks like the US... and the US hasn't always looked the way it has.
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Oh, agreed. And see Ricky's comment about the architectural antiques folks who will pay a lot of money for some bits of older construction.
I was quibbling with one particular use case, and not the general concept.
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But as you pointed out earlier, there's a lot of "religion" in this thread, with people holding certain positions "just because." I'm still reading because of the occasional bits of new info and glimmers of reason.
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Belief is an emotional thing, and as Heinlein commented, "An emotional argument permits no response". My curiousity here is why particular opinions got embedded as that sort of belief to begin with.
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Dennis