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Originally Posted by casper
Just helping to point out it is a global trend. Europe, UK, Australia, etc. we are all hitting demographic challenges of an aging population and the need to dramatically increase our population.
Japan is a good example of what happens when you don't address the problem head on through immigration. You may end up with an over supply of housing but it comes with major economic problems.
The Americans have a uniquely American solution. They depend on illegal immigration. The illegal construction works then hang out in the local Home Depot parking lot looking for day work. It works for them, but the ethics can be a bit questionable.
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Sigh.
We've been over this. The most frustrating thing about this discussion is that you never acknowledge the data and instead choose to repeat the same ignorant takes over and over again.
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Americans are not any more dependent on illegal immigration than we are on NPRs and TFWs. Far less so, actually. The ethics of their illegal immigration is also not any more questionable than our treatment of NPRs (which was recently compared to
contemporary slavery by the UN).
We are also building more per capita than the USA.
Its like I keep mentioning, which you conveniently ignored once again, is that the degree of the problem is far worse in Canada than it is in other countries. Housing unaffordability might be a global trend, but there are only 6 countries in the world where housing has nearly doubled in price over the last decade. The UK (23% growth), Australia (43% growth), and most of Europe are not amongst those countries. Canada is (90% growth). Think about that: housing in Canada has appreciated at a rate twice that of Australia and four times that of the UK. These are not the same problems. Ignoring that fact ignores the reasons for why our crisis is so much worse.
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